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Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Rhode Island registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island and Washington side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Washington

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Washington order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). With Rhode Island taking days and Washington counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the Washington filing waits for it. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$421

Your Rhode Island name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Rhode Island one

Washington calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes Washington's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Washington

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Washington comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Washington

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Washington that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Washington

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Washington registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Rhode Island corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Rhode Island corporation in Washington?

$399 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $421 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($22), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Washington?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Washington for year one.

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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