Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Michigan records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Rhode Island side by side

	Michigan formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	michigan.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	February 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Michigan to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island counts 60 days from the day Michigan issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Michigan companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$365

Your Michigan name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Michigan name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Michigan one

Michigan and Rhode Island both call it a resident agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Michigan plus Rhode Island comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Michigan

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Rhode Island

Does my Michigan company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $365 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Rhode Island?

$224 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

A Michigan company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my Michigan name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Michigan name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Statement.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Michigan companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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