Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut and Iowa side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	On or before March 31	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Iowa

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Iowa counts 90 days from the day Connecticut issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Iowa filing goes in. Once Iowa approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Iowa costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$349

Iowa's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Connecticut name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Connecticut company. We search Iowa's records for Connecticut's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the Connecticut one

Connecticut and Iowa both call it a registered agent. Iowa papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Connecticut

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Iowa

A corporation formed in Connecticut files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Connecticut

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Iowa

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Iowa?

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

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut LLC in Iowa?

$299 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($80) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Connecticut name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Connecticut companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Connecticut's filings.

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