South Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

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

South Carolina and Nevada side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Nevada registered agent

From South Carolina to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nevada registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date. No South Carolina paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. Once Nevada approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Will your South Carolina name work for Nevada?

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

Agents: Nevada and South Carolina

Nevada calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Nevada's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Nevada

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Nevada wants a periodic report every year ($350). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Nevada

A corporation formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nevada into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Nevada

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a South Carolina LLC in Nevada?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay South Carolina.

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Nevada's report ($350).

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a South Carolina company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

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

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