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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

An LLC formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada needs nothing from Hawaii: no Good Standing Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs Nevada: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date. No Hawaii paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. Once Nevada approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

Your Hawaii name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Hawaii

Hawaii and Nevada both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Hawaii; ours takes Nevada's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Nevada comes to $511.50 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Nevada

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nevada into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Nevada

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Nevada?

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

How much does it cost to register a Hawaii LLC in Nevada?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Hawaii.

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Hawaii first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Nevada?

$511.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a Hawaii company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Hawaii's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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