Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in Vermont registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also asks for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Vermont records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Vermont and Rhode Island each ask for

	Vermont formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$35	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	May 1
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Vermont companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. An instant Vermont certificate reaches Rhode Island only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the Rhode Island filing. After approval, your Vermont LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Vermont to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$390

Your Vermont name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Vermont company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Vermont

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Vermont plus Rhode Island comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Vermont files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Vermont

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Vermont company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

$355 at checkout plus $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $390 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($35), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Rhode Island?

$244 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

A Vermont company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my Vermont name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Vermont name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

Official sources

People also search

LLC into Rhode Island, by home state (48)

Vermont into other states (47)

The same move for a corporation