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Foreign registration · Form LLC-5

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in California

An LLC formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in California files Form LLC-5, with $70 in state fees. California also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities using your Mississippi records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Mississippi and California each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	California registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form LLC-5
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.ca.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years
Due	April 15	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 5 days or less
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

From Mississippi to California, step by step

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our California order. An instant Mississippi certificate reaches California only hours old, well inside the limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form LLC-5
It names us as your California agent for service of process, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. Mississippi issues the certificate instantly, so the California filing can go in the same day. Once California approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

California costs for Mississippi companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$70
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of California agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$294

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

Your Mississippi name and California's rules

California accepts your Mississippi name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Mississippi name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If California's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Mississippi company. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the Mississippi one

California calls it an agent for service of process; Mississippi says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Mississippi; ours takes California's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: California and Mississippi

Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to California

A corporation formed in Mississippi files Form S&DC-S/N with California ($100 in state fees). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a California company in Mississippi

An LLC formed in California that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to California

Does my Mississippi company need to register in California?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; California law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the California registration cost?

$269 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $294 in all (checkout is $70 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: California wants it ($25), no more than 180 days old at filing.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less; Mississippi's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and California?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Mississippi's report (no fee) and California's report ($20, every two years).

What if I don't register with California?

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

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the Mississippi registered agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California accept my Mississippi name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Mississippi name at home. California names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new California LLC instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing Form LLC-4/7 (no state fee); until then, California's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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