Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers an LLC from Illinois as a foreign LLC on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Illinois records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Illinois and Arizona side by side

	Illinois formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	No annual report
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Illinois companies register with Arizona

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Ordered from Illinois on filing day, it easily meets Arizona's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the Arizona filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with Arizona.

Arizona costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$412.30

Your Illinois name and Arizona's rules

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

Agents: Arizona and Illinois

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Illinois says registered agent. Arizona papers come to us; Illinois's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arizona and Illinois

Illinois wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) every year ($75); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Arizona

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Arizona

Does my Illinois company need to register in Arizona?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $412.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Illinois's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

An Illinois company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Illinois name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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