California Foreign qualification
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Foreign LLC application accompanied by a current certificate of good standing from its formation jurisdiction.
LLC / Fee
$70
LLC / Required documents
Foreign LLC application accompanied by a current certificate of good standing from its formation jurisdiction.
LLC / Timing
Before transacting intrastate business in California
Corporation / Required documents
Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation with a valid certificate of good standing from the incorporation jurisdiction.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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LLCs
Required documents
Foreign LLC application accompanied by a current certificate of good standing from its formation jurisdiction.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Must be submitted with a current Certificate of Good Standing issued by the government agency where the LLC was formed.
Official sourceTiming
Before transacting intrastate business in California
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Before transacting intrastate business in California
Official sourceCorporations
Required documents
Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation with a valid certificate of good standing from the incorporation jurisdiction.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Corporation: File a Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation online at bizfileOnline.sos.ca.gov. The online forms have been drafted to meet the minimum statutory requirements. You must attach a valid certificate of good standing by an authorized public official of the foreign jurisdiction under which the foreign corporation is incorporated.
Official sourceTiming
Before transacting intrastate business in California
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Before transacting intrastate business in California
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LLCs
Corporations
Fee
$100
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Filing Fee – $100.00 (for a foreign stock corporation)Official source
Fee notes
This fee applies to a foreign stock corporation.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Filing Fee – $100.00 (for a foreign stock corporation)Official source
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Foreign LLC application accompanied by a current certificate of good standing from its formation jurisdiction.
Foreign LLC application accompanied by a current certificate of good standing from its formation jurisdiction.
Must be submitted with a current Certificate of Good Standing issued by the government agency where the LLC was formed.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Before transacting intrastate business in California
Before transacting intrastate business in California, the business must first qualify/register with the California Secretary of State.
Before transacting intrastate business in CaliforniaOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation with a valid certificate of good standing from the incorporation jurisdiction.
Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation with a valid certificate of good standing from the incorporation jurisdiction.
Corporation: File a Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation online at bizfileOnline.sos.ca.gov. The online forms have been drafted to meet the minimum statutory requirements. You must attach a valid certificate of good standing by an authorized public official of the foreign jurisdiction under which the foreign corporation is incorporated.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Before transacting intrastate business in California
Before transacting intrastate business in California, the business must first qualify/register with the California Secretary of State.
Before transacting intrastate business in CaliforniaOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$100
$100
Filing Fee – $100.00 (for a foreign stock corporation)Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
This fee applies to a foreign stock corporation.
This fee applies to a foreign stock corporation.
Filing Fee – $100.00 (for a foreign stock corporation)Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Not yet verified: llcs: penalties for operating without registration, corporations: penalties for operating without registration — see the official agency.
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