Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form FA

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

To do business in Kansas, an LLC formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Rhode Island: no Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Rhode Island and Kansas each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$22	$115 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 on Kansas's paper form
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	May 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Rhode Island to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Rhode Island first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. Once Kansas approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

Your Rhode Island name and Kansas's rules

We search Kansas's records for Rhode Island's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Kansas and Rhode Island

Rhode Island and Kansas both call it a resident agent. Kansas papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Kansas

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Kansas

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Kansas

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Kansas law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Rhode Island.

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

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30); until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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