North Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Carolina and Connecticut each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$120 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	April 15	On or before March 31
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Connecticut

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of North Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, Connecticut's filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for North Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$329

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

Your North Carolina name and Connecticut's rules

We search Connecticut's records for North Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Connecticut and North Carolina

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Connecticut comes to $432 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Connecticut

A corporation formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into North Carolina

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Connecticut

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Connecticut wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Connecticut?

$432 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a North Carolina company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

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