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Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Connecticut registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut and Washington side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	On or before March 31	Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Washington

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

First-year cost, Connecticut to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$449

Will your Connecticut name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Connecticut

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Washington comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Washington

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Washington

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Connecticut business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$399 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $449 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Washington?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Connecticut companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Connecticut's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Connecticut?

It files Connecticut's registration with $120 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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