Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

To do business in Nevada, an LLC formed in Kentucky registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada asks nothing of Kentucky here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky and Nevada side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nevada registered agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date. No Kentucky paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. Once Nevada approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

Your Kentucky name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Nevada comes to $514 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Nevada

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nevada into Kentucky

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Nevada certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Nevada

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Kentucky business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kentucky.

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Kentucky first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Nevada?

$514 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a Kentucky company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Kentucky keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Kentucky companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Kentucky's filings.

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