Foreign registration · Form FA

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

An LLC formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Connecticut: no Certificate of Legal Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Connecticut records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Connecticut and Kansas side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$50	$115 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	On or before March 31	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Connecticut to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Connecticut first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. Once Kansas approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Will your Connecticut name work for Kansas?

We check your exact Connecticut name against Kansas's records before filing.

Your Kansas agent and the Connecticut one

Kansas calls it a resident agent; Connecticut says registered agent. Kansas papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Kansas and Connecticut

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Kansas

A corporation formed in Connecticut files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Kansas

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Connecticut.

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($80) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

Connecticut companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30); until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside Connecticut's filings.

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