Nevada Foreign qualification

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LLCs

Fee

$75

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Timing

Before transacting business in Nevada.

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Required documents

Application signed by a manager, member when management is not vested in a manager, or other specifically authorized person, including a declaration of existence and home-jurisdiction good standing.

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Penalties for operating without registration

Willful failure to register carries a $1,000–$10,000 fine; cannot commence or maintain a Nevada court action until registered.

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Timing

Before transacting business in Nevada.

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Before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited-liability company must register with the Secretary of State.

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Required documents

Application signed by a manager, member when management is not vested in a manager, or other specifically authorized person, including a declaration of existence and home-jurisdiction good standing.

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limited-liability company must submit to the Secretary of State an application for registration as a foreign limited-liability company, signed by a manager of the company or, if management is not vested in a manager, a member of the company, or by some other person specifically authorized by the foreign limited-liability company to sign the application. … A declaration of the existence of the foreign limited-liability company and that the foreign limited-liability company is in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it was formed;

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Fee

$75

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Filing the original articles of organization, or for registration of a foreign company, $75;

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Penalties for operating without registration

Willful failure to register carries a $1,000–$10,000 fine; cannot commence or maintain a Nevada court action until registered.

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transacting business in this State which willfully fails or neglects to register with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of NRS 86.544 is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000 … may not commence or maintain any action, suit or proceeding in any court of this State until it has registered with the Secretary of State.

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Fee notes

This is the statutory registration filing fee.

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or for registration of a foreign company, $75;

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Corporations

Fee

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Timing

Before commencing or doing business in Nevada.

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Required documents

Registered-agent information and an officer's or authorized person's signed statement of purpose, stock, existence and good standing; lodge the most recently filed home-jurisdiction stock record.

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Penalties for operating without registration

Willful failure to qualify carries a $1,000–$10,000 fine; cannot commence or maintain a Nevada court action until compliant, subject to the extraordinary-remedy exception in NRS 80.055(3).

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Timing

Before commencing or doing business in Nevada.

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Before commencing or doing any business in this State, each corporation organized pursuant to the laws of another state, territory, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States or a foreign country that enters this State to do business must:

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Required documents

Registered-agent information and an officer's or authorized person's signed statement of purpose, stock, existence and good standing; lodge the most recently filed home-jurisdiction stock record.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation

The information required pursuant to NRS 77.310. … A statement signed by an officer of the corporation, or some other person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the statement, setting forth: … A general description of the purposes of the corporation; … The authorized stock of the corporation … A declaration of the existence of the corporation … A declaration that the corporation is in good standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or creation. … a copy of the record most recently filed by the corporation in the jurisdiction of its incorporation setting forth the authorized stock of the corporation

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Fee

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Penalties for operating without registration

Willful failure to qualify carries a $1,000–$10,000 fine; cannot commence or maintain a Nevada court action until compliant, subject to the extraordinary-remedy exception in NRS 80.055(3).

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Every corporation which willfully fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of NRS 80.010 to 80.040, inclusive, is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000, to be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction. … Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every corporation which fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of NRS 80.010 to 80.040, inclusive, may not commence or maintain any action or proceeding in any court of this State until it has fully complied with the provisions of NRS 80.010 to 80.040, inclusive.

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Fee notes

Foreign corporations pay the same filing fees as Nevada corporations, but initial-qualification filing fees are capped at $35,000 under NRS 80.050.

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foreign corporations shall pay the same fees to the Secretary of State as are required to be paid by corporations organized pursuant to the laws of this State, but the amount of fees to be charged must not exceed: … The sum of $35,000 for filing records for initial qualification

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Last verified 2026-10-25. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.

LLC / Fee

Filing the original articles of organization, or for registration of a foreign company, $75;

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Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Fee notes

or for registration of a foreign company, $75;

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Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Timing

Before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited-liability company must register with the Secretary of State.

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Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Required documents

limited-liability company must submit to the Secretary of State an application for registration as a foreign limited-liability company, signed by a manager of the company or, if management is not vested in a manager, a member of the company, or by some other person specifically authorized by the foreign limited-liability company to sign the application. … A declaration of the existence of the foreign limited-liability company and that the foreign limited-liability company is in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it was formed;

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Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Penalties for operating without registration

transacting business in this State which willfully fails or neglects to register with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of NRS 86.544 is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000 … may not commence or maintain any action, suit or proceeding in any court of this State until it has registered with the Secretary of State.

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Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Timing

Before commencing or doing any business in this State, each corporation organized pursuant to the laws of another state, territory, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States or a foreign country that enters this State to do business must:

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Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Required documents

The information required pursuant to NRS 77.310. … A statement signed by an officer of the corporation, or some other person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the statement, setting forth: … A general description of the purposes of the corporation; … The authorized stock of the corporation … A declaration of the existence of the corporation … A declaration that the corporation is in good standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or creation. … a copy of the record most recently filed by the corporation in the jurisdiction of its incorporation setting forth the authorized stock of the corporation

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Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Penalties for operating without registration

Every corporation which willfully fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of NRS 80.010 to 80.040, inclusive, is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000, to be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction. … Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every corporation which fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of NRS 80.010 to 80.040, inclusive, may not commence or maintain any action or proceeding in any court of this State until it has fully complied with the provisions of NRS 80.010 to 80.040, inclusive.

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Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Fee notes

foreign corporations shall pay the same fees to the Secretary of State as are required to be paid by corporations organized pursuant to the laws of this State, but the amount of fees to be charged must not exceed: … The sum of $35,000 for filing records for initial qualification

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Verified 2026-10-25

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