Foreign qualification

It's registering an existing company to do business in a state other than the one it was formed in. 'Foreign' here means out-of-state, not out-of-country: a Wyoming LLC operating in California is 'foreign' to California and registers there through a Certificate of Authority (states use various names for it).

If your company has an office, employees, a physical location, or regular in-person operations in a state where it wasn't formed, that state generally expects it to register there. Tell us where your company operates and the states you're expanding into, and we'll confirm what each one requires, prepare the registration, and file once you approve.

Yes. A company qualifying in a new state must name a registered agent with a street address in that state, just as it did at formation. If you don't have one there, we can act as your agent. It's a separate, clearly priced service.

States can impose back fees and penalties, and an unqualified company often can't bring a lawsuit in that state's courts until it registers. The fix is usually to qualify, sometimes with back fees, which we file for you. The sooner you register, the smaller the exposure, so tell us the situation and we'll get it moving.

One total: our part plus the state's own registration fee, which we pass through at exactly what the state charges and never mark up. The amount depends on which state you are registering in, so you see the full total, both parts itemised, when you start the order and choose the state, before you pay anything.