Rhode Island

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What Rhode Island and Arizona each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$22	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	No annual report
Due	May 1
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Arizona

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Rhode Island takes days to issue it and Arizona wants it within 60 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form L025
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the Arizona filing waits for it. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$409.30

Your Rhode Island name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the Rhode Island name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Rhode Island name against Arizona's records before filing.

Agents: Arizona and Rhode Island

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Arizona

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Arizona

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Arizona

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$387.30 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $409.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants it ($22), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus a few days for Rhode Island's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

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

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