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California LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

An LLC formed in California that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California and Vermont side by side

	California formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 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 Vermont
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.vermont.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, $170, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Vermont registered agent

How California companies register with Vermont

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Ordered from California on filing day, it easily meets Vermont's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont 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 Vermont filing. Once Vermont approves it, the California company can do business there.

First-year cost, California to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$359

Will your California name work for Vermont?

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the California company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and California

Vermont calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Vermont's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Vermont and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($170). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Vermont

A corporation formed in California files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in California

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Vermont

Does my California company need to register in Vermont?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; California's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Vermont's report ($170).

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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