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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington 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, Corporations & Charities Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Rhode Island and Washington each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.wa.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	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Washington

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 Washington order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Rhode Island takes days to issue it and Washington wants it within 60 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Rhode Island takes to send the certificate before the Washington filing goes in. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for Rhode Island companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$421

Will your Rhode Island name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Rhode Island

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Washington comes to $269 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Washington

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Washington

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$399 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $421 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Washington?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Rhode Island?

It files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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