South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from Nevada as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Nevada records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Nevada vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$110 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 South Carolina
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
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 South Carolina agent for service of process

From Nevada to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina accepts it within 30 days of Nevada's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Nevada name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Nevada certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. Once South Carolina approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

South Carolina costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$359

Will your Nevada name work for South Carolina?

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Carolina and Nevada

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Nevada says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Nevada; ours takes South Carolina's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Nevada and South Carolina

Nevada wants a periodic report every year ($350); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Nevada files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Nevada

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

Common questions: Nevada to South Carolina

Does my Nevada company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report ($350) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Nevada companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Cancellation of Authority to Transact Business; until then, both the South Carolina registration and Nevada's filings stay in place.

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