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New York LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in New York registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your New York records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New York and Washington side by side

	New York formed here	Washington registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 online with Washington
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How New York companies register with Washington

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Washington order. New York mails it, and Washington counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington 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 Washington filing goes in. After approval, your New York LLC is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, New York to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$424

Will your New York name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the New York one

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

Staying in good standing in New York and Washington

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Washington

A corporation formed in New York files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Washington into New York

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Washington

Does my New York company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a New York business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Washington wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

Yes: the New York registered agent stays, and ours covers Washington for year one.

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

New York companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside New York's filings.

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

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

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