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Register Your Georgia LLC in Connecticut
Step-by-step foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for Georgia LLCs expanding into Connecticut.
Cost Summary
- Connecticut filing fee
- $120
- Georgia Certificate of Existence
- $10
- Annual obligation in Connecticut
- $80/year
- Estimated year 1 total
- $210
Note: Year 1 total includes the $120 filing fee in Connecticut, the $10 Certificate of Existence fee from Georgia, and $80 in first-year Connecticut state charges. Registered agent fees (typically $100-$200/year) are not included.
Georgia data last reviewed Aug 1, 2026 · ecorp.sos.ga.gov
Connecticut data last reviewed Aug 1, 2026 · portal.ct.gov
How to register your Georgia LLC in Connecticut
1
Check name availability in Connecticut
Before filing, verify that your LLC name (or a distinguishable variation) is available in Connecticut. If your exact name is already taken, you may need to register under a fictitious or assumed name.
Search the business name register on the Connecticut Secretary of State website before you file.
2
Get a Certificate of Existence from Georgia
Connecticut requires a Certificate of Existence from Georgia to prove your LLC is in good standing. The fee is $10. Available to order online. No expiration printed; foreign-state applications typically require dating within 30-90 days.
Order from Georgia ↗
3
File the Application for Certificate of Authority in Connecticut
Submit your application along with the Certificate of Existence and the $120 filing fee. Processing time is 5-10 business days. Expedited processing available for $50. Online filing is available.
Connecticut filing portal ↗
4
Appoint a registered agent in Connecticut
You must designate a registered agent with a physical address in Connecticut to accept legal documents on behalf of your LLC. This is required as part of the foreign qualification application.
Ongoing compliance in Connecticut
- Annual report
- $80/year
- Report due
- March 31
- Processing time
- 5-10 business days
- Expedite
- $50
Important to know about Connecticut
- The annual report is due March 31 on a fixed calendar, not on the registration anniversary, so an LLC registering in February files within weeks.
- Penalties continue for each year or part of a year of unregistered operation.
If your LLC did business in Connecticut before filing, check the Connecticut foreign LLC penalty guide first. Back fees can run from the date you started, not the date you file.
Activities that do NOT require registration in Connecticut
- Maintaining or defending a lawsuit, administrative proceeding, or arbitration
- Holding meetings of members or managers, or carrying on internal company affairs
- Maintaining bank accounts
- Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, or registration of the LLC's own securities
- Selling through independent contractors
- Soliciting or obtaining orders if orders require acceptance outside the state before becoming contracts
- Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property
- Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing mortgages or security interests
- Owning real or personal property
- Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not part of repeated similar transactions
- Transacting business in interstate commerce
Connecticut's Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, codified at Chapter 613a, lists activities that do not constitute transacting business at Section 34-275d (effective July 2017).
Need a registered agent in Connecticut?
A registered agent is required for foreign qualification. These services operate in all 50 states.
Get Northwest Registered Agent ↗
Recommended · $125/year · Privacy included
Registered Agents Inc
$200/year · Report filing included, state fees extra
Harbor Compliance
$99 first year, then $149/year · Full-service compliance option
Not sure which service fits? Our full Northwest Registered Agent review and Harbor Compliance review cover pricing, renewal terms, and where each one fits.
Need a business address in Connecticut?
A virtual mailbox gives your LLC a professional address in Connecticut for mail forwarding, public filings, and banking, without leasing office space.
Independent mailbox providers
This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify all fees and requirements with the Connecticut Secretary of State before filing.