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Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

An LLC formed in Washington that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada needs nothing from Washington: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Washington and Nevada each ask for

	Washington formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

From Washington to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nevada registered agent, with your Washington name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Washington first, so the Nevada filing can go in right away. Once Nevada approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

Will your Washington name work for Nevada?

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

Agents: Nevada and Washington

Washington and Nevada both call it a registered agent. Nevada papers come to us; Washington's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Washington and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Nevada comes to $569 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Nevada

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nevada into Washington

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Nevada

Does my Washington company need to register in Nevada?

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

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Washington.

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Nevada?

$569 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

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

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

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

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