North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers an LLC from Nevada as a foreign LLC on Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also asks for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Nevada records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Nevada and North Carolina each ask for

	Nevada formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form L-09
State fee	$50	$253 at order (filing fee $250 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 North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 15
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Nevada to North Carolina, step by step

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. North Carolina accepts it within 180 days of Nevada's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Nevada name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Nevada's certificate is in hand, North Carolina's filing goes in. After approval, your Nevada LLC is registered with North Carolina.

North Carolina costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$502

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

Will your Nevada name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina accepts your Nevada name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Nevada name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Nevada

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Nevada plus North Carolina comes to $699 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Nevada files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Nevada

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

Questions Nevada owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Nevada company need to register in North Carolina?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $502 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Carolina wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no more than 180 days old at filing.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, once Nevada's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and North Carolina?

$699 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $350 to Nevada and $200 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

A Nevada company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my Nevada name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Nevada's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Nevada companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Nevada's filings.

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