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California LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

An LLC formed in California that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada needs nothing from California: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and Nevada each ask for

	California formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$425 at order (filing fee $75 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 Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Nevada registered agent

From California to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your California name and formation date. No California paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. Once Nevada approves it, the California company can do business there.

Your California name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and California

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

Staying in good standing in California and Nevada

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Nevada wants a periodic report every year ($350). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Nevada

A corporation formed in California files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nevada into California

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

Common questions: California to Nevada

Does my California company need to register in Nevada?

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

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

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay California.

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from California first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for California and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Nevada's report ($350).

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a California company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

California companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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