North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

New York LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

An LLC formed in New York that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also asks for New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New York and North Carolina side by side

	New York formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form L-09
State fee	$25	$253 at order (filing fee $250 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 North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How New York companies register with North Carolina

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. Mail time from New York counts against North Carolina's limit of 180 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It names us as your North Carolina 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 North Carolina filing goes in. Once North Carolina approves it, the New York company can do business there.

First-year cost, New York to North Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$477

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

Will your New York name work for North Carolina?

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

Your North Carolina agent and the New York one

New York and North Carolina both call it a registered agent. North Carolina papers come to us; New York's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Carolina and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to North Carolina

A corporation formed in New York files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Carolina into New York

An LLC formed in North Carolina that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to North Carolina

Does my New York company need to register in North Carolina?

Yes, once a New York 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 $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $477 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: North Carolina wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), 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, plus mail time for New York's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for New York and North Carolina?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and North Carolina's report ($200).

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

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

Will North Carolina accept my New York 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 New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

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

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