Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Washington that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Washington records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Washington vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Washington formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$156 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 Rhode Island
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Washington companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Ordered from Washington on filing day, it easily meets Rhode Island's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Washington issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Washington companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$375

Will your Washington name work for Rhode Island?

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Washington

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

LLC or corporation, Washington to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Washington files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Washington

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Rhode Island

Does my Washington company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $375 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Rhode Island?

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

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Washington 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 Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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