Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

California LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, an LLC formed in California registers there on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and Mississippi each ask for

	California formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Mississippi
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	April 15
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Mississippi registered agent

From California to Mississippi, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. An instant California certificate reaches Mississippi only hours old, well inside the limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your California name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from California delays the Mississippi filing. Once Mississippi approves it, the California company can do business there.

First-year cost, California to Mississippi

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$454

Your California name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the California one

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($250). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Mississippi

A corporation formed in California files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Mississippi into California

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Mississippi

Does my California company need to register in Mississippi?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$449 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $454 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Mississippi's report ($250).

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Mississippi can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

California companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Mississippi's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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