Foreign registration · Form FBE

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Nevada: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Nevada records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Nevada and Kentucky each ask for

	Nevada formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$50	$90 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 Kentucky
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Nevada to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It lists us as your Kentucky registered agent, next to your Nevada name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Nevada first, so the Kentucky filing can go in right away. Once Kentucky approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Will your Nevada name work for Kentucky?

We search Kentucky's records for Nevada's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Kentucky agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Kentucky

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Nevada plus Kentucky comes to $514 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Kentucky

A corporation formed in Nevada files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kentucky company in Nevada

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

Questions Nevada owners ask about Kentucky

Does my Nevada company need to register in Kentucky?

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

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Nevada.

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Nevada first.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Kentucky?

$514 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $350 to Nevada and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

A Nevada company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Nevada's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Nevada companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Nevada's filings.

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