Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Georgia that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Georgia and Rhode Island side by side

	Georgia formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$156 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 Rhode Island
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	April 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Georgia companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. An instant Georgia certificate reaches Rhode Island only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Rhode Island filing. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Georgia to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$365

Will your Georgia name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the Georgia name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Georgia

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Georgia says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Georgia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Georgia plus Rhode Island comes to $259 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Georgia

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

Common questions: Georgia to Rhode Island

Does my Georgia company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$355 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $365 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Rhode Island?

$259 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Georgia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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