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Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

Indiana registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also asks for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island vs Indiana: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$22	$105 at order
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 Indiana
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	in.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	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	May 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Indiana registered agent

From Rhode Island to Indiana, step by step

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 Indiana order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). With Rhode Island taking days and Indiana counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It lists us as your Indiana registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the Indiana filing waits for it. Once Indiana approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to Indiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$326

Your Rhode Island name and Indiana's rules

We check your exact Rhode Island name against Indiana's records before filing.

Agents: Indiana and Rhode Island

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

Yearly filings: Indiana and Rhode Island

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering an Indiana company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Indiana

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Indiana?

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

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

$304 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $326 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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