Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Rhode Island here, not even the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

Rhode Island and Pennsylvania side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
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 Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.ri.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 1	September 30
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Rhode Island to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Rhode Island name and formation date. No Rhode Island paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with Pennsylvania.

Your Rhode Island name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Rhode Island name if it includes the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state. We search Pennsylvania's records for Rhode Island's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Rhode Island plus Pennsylvania comes to $206 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 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 Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Pennsylvania

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Rhode Island.

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

No, Pennsylvania takes Form DSCB:15-412 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Pennsylvania?

$206 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my Rhode Island name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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