North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, an LLC formed in Georgia registers there on Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Georgia and North Carolina side by side

	Georgia formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form L-09
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	April 1	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Georgia companies register with North Carolina

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets North Carolina's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the North Carolina filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with North Carolina.

First-year cost, Georgia to North Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$462

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

Will your Georgia name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina accepts your Georgia name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Georgia name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus North Carolina comes to $409 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Georgia

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

Common questions: Georgia to North Carolina

Does my Georgia company need to register in North Carolina?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $462 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Carolina wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days; Georgia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and North Carolina?

$409 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $200 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

A Georgia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my Georgia name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Georgia companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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