Foreign registration · no form number

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada asks nothing of Pennsylvania here, not even the Subsistence Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania vs Nevada: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$40	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	September 30	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Nevada registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nevada registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date. No Pennsylvania paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. Once Nevada approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Your Pennsylvania name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the Pennsylvania one

Nevada calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Nevada papers come to us; Pennsylvania's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Nevada comes to $506 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Nevada

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Nevada certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Nevada

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Pennsylvania.

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Pennsylvania first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Nevada?

$506 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a Pennsylvania company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Pennsylvania companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Pennsylvania's filings.

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