Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers an LLC from Illinois as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois and Connecticut side by side

	Illinois formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$120 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Connecticut

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Connecticut only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Illinois name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Connecticut filing. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with Connecticut.

First-year cost, Illinois to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$344

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Illinois name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Illinois name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Connecticut comes to $304 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Illinois files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Connecticut

Does my Illinois company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $344 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Connecticut?

$304 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge an Illinois company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Illinois's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Illinois companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Illinois's filings.

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