Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form DOS-1361-f-a

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in New York

To do business in New York, an LLC formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form DOS-1361-f-a, with $250 in state fees. New York also asks for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), no older than one year. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and New York each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	New York registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$22	$250 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 New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.ri.gov	dos.ny.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	May 1	During the calendar month in which the Application for Authority was filed, every 2 years
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our New York registered agent

From Rhode Island to New York, 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 New York order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Rhode Island takes days to issue it and New York wants it within one year, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form DOS-1361-f-a
It lists us as your New York 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 New York filing waits for it. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with New York.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to New York

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of New York registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$471

New York's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Rhode Island name work for New York?

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

Your New York agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Yearly filings: New York and Rhode Island

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to New York

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form DOS-1335-f-a with New York ($225 in state fees). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New York into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in New York that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about New York

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in New York?

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

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

$449 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $471 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: New York wants it ($22), no more than one year old at filing.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, plus a few days for Rhode Island's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

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

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from New York later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Certificate of Surrender of Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New York's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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