Rhode Island

Foreign registration · no form number

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada asks nothing of Rhode Island here, not even the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island vs Nevada: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$22	$425 at order (filing fee $75 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 online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Nevada registered agent

From Rhode Island to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nevada registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date. No Rhode Island paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with Nevada.

Will your Rhode Island name work for Nevada?

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

Your Nevada agent and the Rhode Island one

Nevada calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Nevada papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nevada and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Nevada comes to $549 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Nevada

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nevada into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Nevada

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Nevada?

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

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Rhode Island.

Do I need Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Nevada?

$549 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

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

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

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

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