Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Connecticut records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and Rhode Island each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	On or before March 31	May 1
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Connecticut to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Rhode Island accepts it within 60 days of Connecticut's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$405

Your Connecticut name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Connecticut company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Connecticut one

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Connecticut says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Connecticut plus Rhode Island comes to $279 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Connecticut files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Connecticut

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Rhode Island

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Connecticut business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $405 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Rhode Island?

$279 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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