Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in Georgia registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Georgia records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Georgia and Arizona side by side

	Georgia formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	No annual report
Due	April 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Georgia to Arizona, step by step

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. An instant Georgia certificate reaches Arizona only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Arizona filing. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with Arizona.

Arizona costs for Georgia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$397.30

Will your Georgia name work for Arizona?

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Georgia company. We check your exact Georgia name against Arizona's records before filing.

Agents: Arizona and Georgia

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Georgia says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Georgia; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Arizona

Georgia wants the Annual Registration every year ($60); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Arizona

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Georgia

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Arizona

Does my Georgia company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a Georgia LLC in Arizona?

$387.30 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $397.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Georgia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Georgia's report ($60) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Georgia name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Georgia companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Georgia's filings stay in place.

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