Foreign registration · no form number

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from Washington as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Washington records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Washington vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Washington formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$20	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Washington to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Washington certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. Washington issues the certificate instantly, so the Nebraska filing can go in the same day. Once Nebraska approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for Washington companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$329

Your Washington name and Nebraska's rules

If another Nebraska company uses the Washington name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Washington name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the Washington one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Washington says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Washington; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Washington

Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Washington files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Washington

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Washington company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Nebraska issues one to Washington corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Washington's report ($70) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Washington company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

Yes: the Washington registered agent stays, and ours covers Nebraska for year one.

Will Nebraska accept my Washington name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Washington name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Washington companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Washington's filings.

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