Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

Indiana registers an LLC from Illinois as a foreign LLC on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Illinois vs Indiana: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$105 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Indiana
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	in.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	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Indiana

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Indiana only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It lists us as your Indiana registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the Indiana filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with Indiana.

Indiana costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$329

Your Illinois name and Indiana's rules

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

Your Indiana agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Indiana

Illinois wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) every year ($75); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Indiana

Does my Illinois company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once an Illinois business operates there; Indiana law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Indiana registration cost?

$304 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

An Illinois company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Illinois registered agent stays, and ours covers Indiana for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Illinois's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

Illinois companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside Illinois's filings.

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