Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers a corporation from Washington as a foreign corporation on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Washington records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Washington and Rhode Island side by side

	Washington formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Washington to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Washington certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the Rhode Island filing. After approval, your Washington corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Washington to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$538

Your Washington name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Washington name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Washington

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Washington says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Washington's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Washington and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Washington plus Rhode Island comes to $269 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Washington files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Washington

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Rhode Island

Does my Washington company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Washington business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Rhode Island issues one to Washington corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $538 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Washington registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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