Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Washington that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Washington records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Washington and Arizona side by side

	Washington formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Washington to Arizona, step by step

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. An instant Washington certificate reaches Arizona only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Washington issues the certificate instantly, so the Arizona filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, Washington to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$407.30

Will your Washington name work for Arizona?

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Washington company. We search Arizona's records for Washington's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the Washington one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Washington says registered agent. Arizona papers come to us; Washington's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Washington and Arizona

Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Arizona

A corporation formed in Washington files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Washington

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Arizona

Does my Washington company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Washington business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $407.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Washington's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Washington's report ($70) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Washington registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Washington name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Washington companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Washington's filings stay in place.

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