Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Michigan vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$120 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	michigan.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	February 15	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Michigan to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of Michigan's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Connecticut's filing goes in. Once Connecticut approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Connecticut costs for Michigan companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$329

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

Your Michigan name and Connecticut's rules

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

Agents: Connecticut and Michigan

Connecticut calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Connecticut comes to $254 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Michigan

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Michigan company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Connecticut?

$254 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

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

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

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

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