Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Illinois that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois and Iowa side by side

	Illinois formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.iowa.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	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Iowa

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Ordered from Illinois on filing day, it easily meets Iowa's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Illinois name and formation date and the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the Iowa filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Illinois to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$324

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

Your Illinois name and Iowa's rules

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Illinois company. We check your exact Illinois name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Illinois one

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Illinois

Illinois wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) every year ($75); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Iowa

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Iowa

Does my Illinois company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once an Illinois business operates there; Iowa law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa 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 Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Illinois's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Illinois companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Illinois's filings.

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