Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Nebraska LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers an LLC from Nebraska as a foreign LLC on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Nebraska's Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Nebraska records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Nebraska vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Nebraska formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Nebraska Certificate of Good Standing	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6.50	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nebraska: online as an instant PDF, or on paper by mail in 2 to 3 business days	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	nebraska.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	April 1 of each odd-numbered year	May 1
Agent	Your Nebraska agent for service of process	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Nebraska companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Nebraska certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) is ordered from Nebraska separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. It comes as a short form ($6.50) or a long form ($10). Ordered from Nebraska on filing day, it easily meets Rhode Island's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Nebraska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Nebraska delays the Rhode Island filing. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Nebraska company can do business there.

First-year cost, Nebraska to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Nebraska	$6.50
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Nebraska certificate included	$361.50

Your Nebraska name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Nebraska company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Nebraska

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Nebraska says agent for service of process. Rhode Island papers come to us; Nebraska's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Nebraska

Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($25); Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nebraska to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Nebraska files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50)). After that come Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Nebraska

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Nebraska files Nebraska's registration (no form number) with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). See that filing.

Common questions: Nebraska to Rhode Island

Does my Nebraska company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Nebraska 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 $6.50 to Nebraska for the Certificate of Good Standing, $361.50 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nebraska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($6.50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nebraska and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Nebraska's report ($25, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nebraska agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my Nebraska name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Nebraska 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 Nebraska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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