Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Georgia that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Georgia and Connecticut side by side

	Georgia formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$120 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	April 1	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Connecticut

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. An instant Georgia certificate reaches Connecticut only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the Connecticut filing can go in the same day. Once Connecticut approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Georgia to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$329

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

Will your Georgia name work for Connecticut?

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

Agents: Connecticut and Georgia

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Connecticut comes to $289 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Georgia

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

Questions Georgia owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Georgia company need to register in Connecticut?

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

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

$319 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Connecticut?

$289 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Georgia company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Georgia companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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