Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Georgia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Georgia and Washington each ask for

	Georgia formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Washington
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Washington

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets Washington's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Washington filing. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Georgia to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$409

Will your Georgia name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Washington comes to $279 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Washington

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Georgia

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

Questions Georgia owners ask about Washington

Does my Georgia company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Washington?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Georgia companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Georgia?

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

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