Expand into another U.S. state with the company you already have, registered by the rules of that state.
Your registration
First year agent included, then $99 a year
$149
Pick the new state to see your total.
Foreign qualification registers your company to do business in a U.S. state other than the one where it was formed. Many states call the filing a Certificate of Authority, and the word foreign simply means formed outside that state, wherever the owners live. Without it, a state can fine your company and stop it from suing in its courts until it registers.
Registering your existing company is the usual path. A second company fits when you add a local partner or want that business to carry its own risk.
| What you get | $149 plus the state fee | Formation package plus state fees |
|---|---|---|
| Allowed to do business there | Included | Included |
| Name checked in that state | Included | Included |
| Paperwork done for you | Included | Included |
| State fees at cost | Included | Included |
| Its debts stay separate | Not included | Included |
| Start your registration |
If one of these is true, registration may be required there.
Your company has an office, a shop or a warehouse there.
At least one of your employees works in that state.
You often meet your clients there in person.
Your team keeps taking on work there, not just a one-time deal.
Tell us the state. We prepare and file what it asks for.
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The Blugency Promise, three commitments with every registration.
If the state rejects your filing, we correct it and refile right away at no cost, including any new state fee.
When the new state asks for a home state certificate, we order a new one dated within its age limit.
If your company owes the state anything beyond the filing fee, we tell you before we file.
Not always. Having customers in a state is different from doing business there, and Florida and Nevada, for example, do not count orders you simply ship there from another state. Tax rules are separate, and California can tax a company once its sales there pass a yearly limit. Each state judges the facts, and Wyoming tells companies to ask a lawyer when they are unsure.
Register as soon as you can, because penalties grow each year. In Texas, after 90 days of work there, most companies pay a late fee of $750 for each calendar year, or part of one, since the work began. Florida adds $500 to $1,000 for each year or part of one. Contracts you signed there stay valid in states like Florida and New York.
Many states ask for a certificate from your home state showing that your company is in good standing. Each state sets its own age limit, such as 60 days in Wyoming, 90 days in Florida and 6 months in Delaware. The Texas form lists no certificate and has you confirm that your company exists.
It depends on the new state. Georgia, for example, usually processes online filings within 7 to 10 business days, and Wyoming takes up to 15 business days for mailed filings. Your dashboard shows where your filing stands.
Our $149 covers the filing and the name check, plus your home state certificate and its fee where one is required. A registered agent receives legal papers for your company in that state, and yours is included for the first year, then $99 a year. The state fee is added at cost, and any penalty for past work there is extra.
No. Your company stays formed in its home state and now has yearly filings in the new one too. In Florida, for example, a foreign LLC files a report between January 1 and May 1 each year, with a $400 late fee after May 1. In Delaware, every foreign LLC pays $400 a year, due by June 1.
Yes. You register with a different name that you use only in that state. Texas calls it an assumed name, Florida an alternative name and Wyoming a fictitious name. If you need one, we pick it together first.
Yes. Each state is a separate filing, with its own fee and its own registered agent there, so each order covers one state.
Within 120 days after filing, an LLC registering in New York must have a notice printed in 2 newspapers, once a week for 6 weeks. It then files proof and pays New York's own fee for it, including its processing fee where it charges one. If it does not, its right to do business in New York is suspended. We place the notices for you, and you approve the newspaper cost before anything is ordered.
Yes. Leaving is its own filing, often called a withdrawal, and some states want your taxes there settled first. Texas, for example, asks most companies for proof from the Texas Comptroller, its tax office, that their taxes are paid. An LLC registered in California owes the $800 yearly tax until it cancels that registration.
What else your company needs, all in one dashboard.
Annual Report
Filed for you once, or each time it is due.
Agent Change
Your legal mail, scanned to your dashboard.
Good Standing
The official certificate, ordered for you.
Guides written from real filings, for founders growing into new states.
Registered, with a local agent from day one.
