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Foreign registration · Form 450

Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers an LLC from Alaska as a foreign LLC on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Alaska records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Alaska and Rhode Island side by side

	Alaska formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Alaska companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. With Alaska taking days and Rhode Island counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Alaska certificate takes days to arrive, so the Rhode Island filing waits for it. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$365

Will your Alaska name work for Rhode Island?

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Alaska

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Alaska files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Alaska

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Alaska company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $365 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Alaska name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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