| State |
Website |
| Alabama |
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/business-entities/foreign-corporations (link is at bottom of page; hard to see) |
| Alaska |
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/Corporations/CorpFormsFees/FormsbyEntity.aspx |
| Arizona |
https://ecorp.azcc.gov/AzAccount |
| Arkansas |
https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/forms-fees/corporations/foreign-corporations |
| California |
https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/forms/business |
| Colorado |
https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/FAQs/foreigns.html (see Q2) |
| Connecticut |
https://business.ct.gov/start/registering-your-business?language=en_US |
| District of Columbia |
https://otr.cfo.dc.gov/page/new-business-registration |
| Florida |
https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/start-business/efile/ |
| Georgia |
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/business-entities/foreign-corporations |
| Hawaii |
https://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/registration/ |
| Idaho |
https://sosbiz.idaho.gov/forms/business (look for the 'Foreign Entity Registration' section) |
| Illinois |
https://tax.illinois.gov/businesses/registration.html |
| Indiana |
https://inbiz.in.gov/taxes-fees/tax-registration/out-of-state (button is at bottom of page) |
| Iowa |
https://govconnect.iowa.gov/tap/_/#0 (click 'Register a New Business') |
| Kansas |
https://sos.ks.gov/forms/forms_results.aspx?division=BS (see 'Foreign Entity Application for Registration' — unfortunately, it cannot be completed online) |
| Kentucky |
https://onestop.portal.ky.gov/onestopportal/ |
| Louisiana |
https://geauxbiz.sos.la.gov/ |
| Maine |
https://revenue.maine.gov/_/ |
| Maryland |
https://egov.maryland.gov/BusinessExpress/Account/LogOn |
| Massachusetts |
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/register-your-business-with-masstaxconnect |
| Michigan |
https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/business-taxes/new-biz |
| Minnesota |
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/business-liens/start-a-business/how-to-register-your-business/ |
| Mississippi |
https://www.ms.gov/sos/onestopshop/Steps |
| Missouri |
https://dor.mo.gov/register-business/ |
| Nebraska |
https://www.nebraska.gov/osbr/index.cgi (the Enter button on the right) |
| Nevada |
https://www.nvsilverflume.gov/home |
| New Jersey |
See https://zamp.helpscoutdocs.com/article/23-designating-a-registered-agent-in-new-jersey |
| New Mexico |
https://tap.state.nm.us/TAP/_/#1%20 (look for 'Apply for a New Mexico Business Tax ID') |
| New York |
https://dos.ny.gov/existing-corporations-and-businesses (select your business structure, then look for 'Application for Authority') |
| North Carolina |
https://www.sosnc.gov/Guides/register_a_foreign_business |
| North Dakota |
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| Ohio |
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| Oklahoma |
https://www.sos.ok.gov/corp/filing.aspx ('Foreign organizations' column) |
| Pennsylvania |
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| Rhode Island |
https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/foreign-business/register-your-business-in-ri (requires a Registered Agent & Certificate of Good Standing from your home state) |
| South Carolina |
https://businessfilings.sc.gov/businessfiling (choose 'Start a New Business Filing') |
| South Dakota |
https://sosenterprise.sd.gov/BusinessServices/Business/RegistrationInstr.aspx |
| Tennessee |
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| Texas |
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml |
| Utah |
https://id.utah.gov/login |
| Vermont |
https://sos.vermont.gov/corporations/registration/foreign-registration/ |
| Virginia |
https://www.tax.virginia.gov/register-business-virginia (select 'Register your business now') |
| Washington |
https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/#/ (Create an account, then file a foreign registration statement and provide a certificate of existence from you home state. Then register for a business license.) |
| West Virginia |
https://apps.wv.gov/sos/bizwiz |
| Wisconsin |
https://dfi.wi.gov/Documents/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/Forms/CORP21.pdf (must be mailed, instructions included) |
| Wyoming |
https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/ForeignCertificateofAuthority.aspx (see 'Applying for a Foreign Certificate of Authority') |
