Foreign registration · Form 972

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, an LLC formed in Nevada registers there on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also asks for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada and Louisiana side by side

	Nevada formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Nevada to Louisiana, step by step

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Louisiana accepts it within 90 days of Nevada's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Nevada name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Nevada certificate comes first; then the Louisiana filing goes in. Once Louisiana approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Louisiana costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$439

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

Will your Nevada name work for Louisiana?

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Nevada plus Louisiana comes to $534 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Nevada files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Nevada

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

Common questions: Nevada to Louisiana

Does my Nevada company need to register in Louisiana?

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

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$389 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $439 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Louisiana?

$534 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $350 to Nevada and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Nevada company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Nevada's periodic report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Nevada?

It files Nevada's registration with $425 in state fees.

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