Foreign registration · Form 972

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers an LLC from Illinois as a foreign LLC on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Illinois and Louisiana each ask for

	Illinois formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$190 at order (filing fee $185 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 Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.la.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, $35, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Illinois to Louisiana, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Louisiana only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Louisiana filing. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with Louisiana.

Louisiana costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$414

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

Your Illinois name and Louisiana's rules

We search Louisiana's records for Illinois's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Louisiana agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Louisiana comes to $259 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Louisiana

Does my Illinois company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Illinois business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$389 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $414 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Louisiana?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Illinois company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Illinois's yearly report.

How do I get an Illinois certificate of good standing?

Illinois issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link ($25).

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