Hawaii

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Hawaii and Arizona side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Hawaii to Arizona, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona counts 60 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Arizona filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Arizona.

Arizona costs for Hawaii companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$392.30

Your Hawaii name and Arizona's rules

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Hawaii company. We search Arizona's records for Hawaii's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the Hawaii one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Hawaii says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Hawaii; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Arizona

Hawaii wants the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) every year ($12.50); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Arizona

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Arizona

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $392.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, once Hawaii's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($12.50) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Hawaii registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Hawaii name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Hawaii name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Hawaii's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Hawaii's filings stay in place.

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