Foreign registration · Form FA

California LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

To do business in Kansas, an LLC formed in California registers there on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of California here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your California records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What California and Kansas each ask for

	California formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Kansas resident agent

From California to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your California name and formation date. Nothing has to come from California first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. After approval, your California LLC is registered with Kansas.

Will your California name work for Kansas?

We search Kansas's records for California's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Kansas and California

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

Staying in good standing in California and Kansas

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Kansas

A corporation formed in California files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kansas company in California

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Kansas

Does my California company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once a California business operates there; Kansas law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay California.

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for California and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

California companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30); until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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