Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

Iowa registers an LLC from Nevada as a foreign LLC on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada vs Iowa: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Iowa

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of Nevada's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your Nevada name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Nevada's certificate is in hand, Iowa's filing goes in. Once Iowa approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

First-year cost, Nevada to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$349

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

Will your Nevada name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Nevada company. We check your exact Nevada name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the Nevada one

Nevada and Iowa both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Nevada; ours takes Iowa's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Iowa and Nevada

Nevada wants a periodic report every year ($350); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Iowa

A corporation formed in Nevada files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Nevada

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Iowa

Does my Nevada company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Nevada business operates there; Iowa law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Nevada LLC in Iowa?

$299 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report ($350) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nevada registered agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Nevada name?

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

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Nevada's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Nevada companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Nevada's filings.

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