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To qualify a foreign LLC in California - An LLC registered in another state
Sun Document Filings, LLC makes it easy to file a foreign LLC in California. First, we can obtain a Certificate of Status, sometimes called a Certificate of Existence or Certificate of Good Standing from your home state. Second, we can check name availability with the California Secretary of State to make sure the foreign LLC's name is available. Third, you will fill out the foreign LLC Application for Registration. Fourth, you will sign and fax the foreign LLC Application for Registration to us. Finally, we will file the Application for Registration in Sacramento at the Secretary of State California foreign LLC counter. We will obtain a California LLC file number from the Secretary of State for your foreign limited liability company. We will obtain two certified copies of the Application for Registration and a Certificate of Registration for all foreign LLC filings at no extra charge. Simply follow our Step by Step process.SAME DAY AND 24 HOUR RUSH OPTIONS AVAILABLE!
Step 1: Obtain a Certificate of Good Standing
from home state or country: If you have already obtained a Certificate of
Good Standing from the company's home state that is less then 6 months old or
are in the process of obtaining one, please skip this step. If you need
assistance in obtaining a Certificate of Good Standing from your home state, we
can assist you for an additional service and state fees.
Note: If the foreign LLC is from outside the United States and is in a
different language, you will have to have it translated before you can register
the foreign LLC. Please contact the Secretary of State to make sure they will
accept your translated Certificate of Good Standing before sending your
document for filing.
Step 2: Check name availability: Skip this step if you have already checked name availability. A foreign LLC name must be available in California or the LLC will have to conduct business under a DBA. Before contacting us, please determine at least two alternate choices from your current LLC name. Sometimes, adding the home state in front of the name will make it available. Please download our name availability order form in PDF format.
Step 3: Prepare the form: Prepare the California form LLC-5 Application for Registration. The form is provided in PDF format. For your convenience, you may download a copy of the form including detailed instructions prepared by the California Secretary of State in PDF format below. The form provided can be viewed and printed from your computer using the most current version of the Adobe Reader (available for free from Adobe's Website).
Download Form LLC-5
Application for Registration
Please note that we provide registered agent services for $169.00 a year.
Please contact us if you are interested and we will assist you in designating
the registered agent correctly on the Application for Registration. For more
information about California Registered Agent,
click
here.
Please read helpful tips to avoid document rejection by clicking here.
Step 4: How
fast do you need your document filed? Select the appropriate order form
from the three options below and fax or e-mail the completed form with the
signed Application for Registration to 800-498-3611 or e-mail to order@sundocumentfilings.com
**The order forms are in PDF format. Please type on the form from your computer.
For legibility purposes, please do not handwrite.**
Fees
As of 09/15/2008 - rush fees, procedures, and cutoff times have been changed by the California Secretary of State. Please read our California Rush Filings Policy before placing an order.
Option 3:
Routine - 10 business days* order form (Click here to view the order form)
*The Secretary of State's office has been experiencing technical difficulties. As a result, they have gotten behind in their workload. The state is currently moving 10+ business days for routine filings.
If you fax the
order, we will fax a received stamped copy back or if you
e-mail the document, we will reply to confirm receipt of the
order.
Step 5:
Document is Filed: If we receive
your California LLC Application for Registration by 2:00pm M-F, your limited
liability company will be registered by 5:00PM! This means your company will be
given the file date your document was submitted on.
Step 6: Document
is complete: When the state is finished with your
document, they will issue a state LLC number and two certified copies. Our
runners' will pick up your document and bring it back to our office. We will
immediately fax a copy of the filed document to you. We will return the two
certified copies via regular mail. FedEx is available for an additional fee or
if you have your own FedEx account number.
That is it. So
fast and easy!
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Service and State Fees
Name availability check: $30.00 for one first choice plus 2 back up
name choices for no extra charge plus a state fee of $4.00 per each name
checked.
California Registered Agent services
for one year: $169.00. Annual fee due at time of filing.
Obtain Certificate of Good Standing from the home state or District of
Columbia: Please contact us for exact quotes. Fees are often determined upon
whether or not you need the document on a rush. Please provide your time
constraints prior to placing the order.
Choose a filing option below.
SAME DAY FILING (We must receive the document and payment by 5:00pm PST the day before the filing is to occur). We file the document and fax you a copy the same day, the certified copies will arrive the following business day via FedEx. Our service fee: $470.00 plus the Secretary of State's fee of $820.00. Total $1290.00. Call for more information and ask for the CORPORATION SAME DAY RUSH FILING.
Fax/e-mail the form: 24
hours. If you need to register an LLC on a 24 hour rush basis, the Secretary of State charges a
$350.00 rush fee plus a $70.00 filing fee. Our fee is a total of $230.00 for
this service. Total fees: $650.00.
Fax/e-mail
the form:
7-10 business days: Routine filing
- Our service fee is $100.00 plus the California Secretary of State fee
of $85.00 ($70.00 filing fee + $15.00 counter fee) for a
total of $185.00.
Obtain a California Certificate of Good Standing at time of filing the
Application of Registration: Our service fee is $35.00 plus the state fee of
$5.00 per certificate. On a 24 hour rush with filing add $155.00. Same day -
add $255.00 per certificate. These fees apply to orders placed prior
to filing the Application for Registration.
Warranty for document review option - To avoid rejection of your document, we offer a non legal review for document completeness. If we miss one of the review issues and the document is rejected, we will pay the state's counter/rush fee and waive our resubmittal fees. For an Application for Registration - form LLC-5, our warranty review covers the following: 1) Verify the LLC legal name, juridiction, and formation date on the good standing certificate match the data entered on the LLC-5 form. 2) Verify that no required fields on the form are missing. 3) Verify that the title of the person who signed the form is present and that the title is an acceptable title for an LLC. 4) Verify that the quality of document is suitable for microfilming or the state will not accept the document. Our warranty does not cover any rejection reason that isn't included above. If a document is rejected for multiple reasons and includes a reason not mentioned above and a reason mentioned above, the warranty will not cover the state fee. The warranty would only cover the waiver of our resubmittal fee. We cannot verify that the person signing is in fact authorized to sign nor can we verify the agent for service of process. This warranty does not include a name availablity search. Please ask questions about this service prior to submitting your document. - Fees: For routine service: $50.00. For 24 hou rush service: $100.00. Sorry, we do not offer a warranty service for same day rushes.
Why choose Sun
Document Filings?
We have filed thousands of foreign LLC Applications for Registration with the
California Secretary of State over the years. Unlike other online service
companies, we are in Sacramento...the only place foreign Limited Liability
Company "Application for Registration" can be filed on an expedited
basis. We personally visit the California Secretary of State's California LLC
counter 3 times a day to drop off and pick up documents. We are very
experienced in handling foreign LLC registration in California.
Please read what your peers have to say about our services but viewing our testimonials. Trust Sun Document Filings, LLC for all of your California LLC needs. Questions? 888-595-2747.
Tips to avoid document rejection:
a. Read all instructions
provided by the Secretary of State.
b. On line 1, type the name of the foreign LLC EXACTLY as it appears on the
Certificate of Good Standing including spaces and punctuation. If the LLC is
using another name, type the DBA on line 1 and type the name of the foreign LLC
EXACTLY as it appears on the Certificate of Good Standing including spaces and
punctuation on line 2.
Note: A foreign LLC must use its own name or less its registered name is
unavailable for use in California.
c. An agent for service or process is required. An agent for service of process
is the person or entity that will accept service of process on behalf of the
company if the LLC is ever sued. The agent for service of process must be have
a California
address. If you do not have a California address or a person that can act as
the agent for service of process, you can appoint a registered agent for you
for a fee of $169.00 per year. Please
click
here for further
information regarding registered
agent services.
d. Don't forget to type authorized person's title such as member, manager or
CEO.
e. Type the form. If you must hand write it, please write clearly. If the
Secretary of State cannot read it, the document will be rejected and you will
have to prepare a new form. Questions? 888-595-2747.
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NOTE: We hope you find our foreign LLC registration steps useful and easy to follow. Nothing contained in our steps should be construed as giving legal or financial advice. Our intended audience is attorneys and accountants. Therefore, if you are not an attorney or accountant, you should contact an attorney or accountant for specific legal or tax questions regarding your LLC. Please be aware that the Franchise Tax Board and Secretary of State are government agencies and can change their fees/procedures/forms/turnaround times without notification. Although we do our best to update our steps and stay current, we shall not be held liable for any omissions or errors contained. We do not profess to be giving legal or financial advice to the general public as we are a typing and filing agency. file foreign LLC documents. California foreign LLC application for registration forms are filed with the Secretary of State. We help you register an LLC and qualify foreign LLC in California fast! Foreign LLC registration is made easy with our help.
