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Foreign registration · Form 450

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What North Carolina and Rhode Island each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$156 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 Rhode Island
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How North Carolina companies register with Rhode Island

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island accepts it within 60 days of North Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Carolina to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$365

Will your North Carolina name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the North Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and North Carolina

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; North Carolina says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; North Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, North Carolina plus Rhode Island comes to $402 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in North Carolina files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a North Carolina business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$355 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $365 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Rhode Island?

$402 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the North Carolina registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

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