Foreign registration · no form number

California LLC Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers an LLC from California as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your California records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What California and Nebraska each ask for

	California formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$5	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Biennial Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	April 1 of each odd-numbered year
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From California to Nebraska, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the California certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from California delays the Nebraska filing. Once Nebraska approves it, the California company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$314

Your California name and Nebraska's rules

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the California company. We check your exact California name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the California one

California and Nebraska both call it an agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Nebraska

A corporation formed in California files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($52). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nebraska into California

An LLC formed in Nebraska that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Nebraska

Does my California company need to register in Nebraska?

Yes, once a California business operates there; Nebraska does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$309 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $314 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Nebraska's report ($25, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

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

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my California name?

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

Can I form a new Nebraska LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

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

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