North Carolina

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers an LLC from North Carolina as a foreign LLC on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your North Carolina records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

North Carolina vs Arizona: the paperwork

	North Carolina formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From North Carolina to Arizona, step by step

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona accepts it within 60 days of North Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Arizona filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, North Carolina to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$397.30

Will your North Carolina name work for Arizona?

If another Arizona company uses the North Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for North Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the North Carolina one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; North Carolina says registered agent. Arizona papers come to us; North Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Arizona

North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($203); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Arizona

A corporation formed in North Carolina files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into North Carolina

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Arizona

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a North Carolina business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a North Carolina LLC in Arizona?

$387.30 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $397.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, once North Carolina's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), North Carolina's report ($203) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the North Carolina registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my North Carolina name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its North Carolina name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and North Carolina's filings stay in place.

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