Foreign registration · no form number

California LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in California that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for California's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

California and Connecticut side by side

	California formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$120 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	On or before March 31
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Connecticut registered agent

From California to Connecticut, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. An instant California certificate reaches Connecticut only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from California delays the Connecticut filing. After approval, your California LLC is registered with Connecticut.

First-year cost, California to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$324

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your California name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact California name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and California

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Connecticut

A corporation formed in California files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in California

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Connecticut

Does my California company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a California business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a California LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $324 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Connecticut's report ($80).

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a California company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

California companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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