Foreign registration · Form 972

New York LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, an LLC formed in New York registers there on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your New York records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New York and Louisiana each ask for

	New York formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How New York companies register with Louisiana

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Mail time from New York counts against Louisiana's limit of 90 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your New York name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days New York takes to send the certificate before the Louisiana filing goes in. After approval, your New York LLC is registered with Louisiana.

First-year cost, New York to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$414

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

Your New York name and Louisiana's rules

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

Your Louisiana agent and the New York one

New York and Louisiana both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New York; ours takes Louisiana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Louisiana and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($35). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Louisiana

A corporation formed in New York files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Louisiana into New York

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Louisiana

Does my New York company need to register in Louisiana?

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

How much does it cost to register a New York LLC in Louisiana?

$389 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $414 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Louisiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Louisiana's report ($35).

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A New York 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 New York registered agent stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in New York?

It files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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