Foreign registration · Form 972

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers an LLC from Georgia as a foreign LLC on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	April 1	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Louisiana

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets Louisiana's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the Louisiana filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with Louisiana.

Louisiana costs for Georgia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$399

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

Your Georgia name and Louisiana's rules

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Louisiana comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Georgia

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

Questions Georgia owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Georgia company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$389 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $399 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Louisiana?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Georgia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Georgia?

It files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees.

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