Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

An LLC formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Ohio files Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio asks nothing of Nevada here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Nevada records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Nevada and Ohio side by side

	Nevada formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$99 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 Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

From Nevada to Ohio, step by step

We prepare and file Form 617
It names us as your Ohio statutory agent, with your Nevada name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Nevada first, so the Ohio filing can go in right away. Once Ohio approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Will your Nevada name work for Ohio?

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

Your Ohio agent and the Nevada one

Ohio calls it a statutory agent; Nevada says registered agent. Ohio papers come to us; Nevada's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Ohio and Nevada

Nevada wants a periodic report every year ($350); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Ohio

A corporation formed in Nevada files Form 530A with Ohio ($99 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Ohio into Nevada

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

Common questions: Nevada to Ohio

Does my Nevada company need to register in Ohio?

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

How much does the Ohio registration cost?

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Nevada.

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

No, Ohio takes Form 617 without it.

How long does the Ohio registration take?

Ohio's standard processing takes 3 to 7 business days; nothing comes from Nevada first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report ($350) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nevada registered agent stays, and ours covers Ohio for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Ohio LLC instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Ohio yearly report, and the original keeps Nevada's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

Nevada companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Ohio registration and Nevada's filings stay in place.

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