Foreign registration · no form number

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana and Connecticut side by side

	Montana formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$120 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	April 15	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Montana to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of Montana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Connecticut filing goes in. Once Connecticut approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$324

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

Your Montana name and Connecticut's rules

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

Your Connecticut agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Connecticut comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Montana

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Connecticut certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Connecticut

Does my Montana company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does it cost to register a Montana LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Connecticut?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

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

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Montana registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

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

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