Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in Georgia registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	April 1	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Georgia to Iowa, step by step

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets Iowa's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Iowa filing. Once Iowa approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Georgia to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$309

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

Your Georgia name and Iowa's rules

If another Iowa company uses the Georgia name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Georgia name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Georgia one

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Iowa

Georgia wants the Annual Registration every year ($60); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Iowa

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Georgia

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

Questions Georgia owners ask about Iowa

Does my Georgia company need to register in Iowa?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Georgia's report ($60) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa 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 Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Georgia companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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