South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers a corporation from South Carolina as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What South Carolina and Nevada each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$10	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Nevada registered agent

From South Carolina to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date. If Nevada wants the South Carolina certificate, it is ordered first. Once Nevada approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Your South Carolina name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and South Carolina

Nevada calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Nevada papers come to us; South Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Nevada

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Nevada

An LLC formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nevada into South Carolina

A corporation formed in Nevada that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Nevada

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for South Carolina corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a South Carolina corporation in Nevada?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want South Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for South Carolina's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps South Carolina's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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