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North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

An LLC formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina vs Washington: the paperwork

	North Carolina formed here	Washington registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Washington
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From North Carolina to Washington, 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 Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 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 Washington registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Washington costs for North Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$409

Will your North Carolina name work for Washington?

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

Agents: Washington and North Carolina

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Washington

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Washington comes to $422 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Washington

A corporation formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Washington

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Washington?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Washington 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 Washington?

$422 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

What does a Washington company file to register in North Carolina?

It files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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