Arizona

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in Arizona registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Arizona records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Arizona and Rhode Island side by side

	Arizona formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	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	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Arizona to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island counts 60 days from the day Arizona issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Arizona companies

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

Your Arizona name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Your Rhode Island agent and the Arizona one

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

Staying in good standing in Arizona and Rhode Island

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Arizona files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Arizona

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Arizona company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once an Arizona 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 Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $365 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Rhode Island's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Arizona name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona 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 Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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