Step-by-step foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for Georgia LLCs expanding into Indiana.
Before filing, verify that your LLC name (or a distinguishable variation) is available in Indiana. 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 Indiana Secretary of State website before you file.
Indiana requires a Certificate of Existence from Georgia to prove your LLC is in good standing. The fee is $20. Available to order online. When Indiana is the destination for a foreign qualification, the home-state certificate must have been issued within the last 60 days.
Order from Georgia ↗You must designate a registered agent with a physical address in Indiana to accept legal documents on behalf of your LLC. This is required as part of the foreign qualification application.
Submit your application along with the Certificate of Existence and the $105 filing fee. See the processing time under Ongoing compliance below. Online filing is available.
Indiana filing portal ↗Northwest files the foreign registration and serves as your registered agent in Indiana, which the filing requires. Only need an agent? Northwest's registered agent service alone is $125/year.
Have Northwest register your LLC in Indiana ↗Not sure which service fits? Our full Northwest Registered Agent review and Harbor Compliance review cover pricing, renewal terms, and where each one fits.
If your LLC did business in Indiana before filing, check the Indiana foreign LLC penalty guide before you file.
Indiana carves 12 activities out by statute. On their own, none of them requires a foreign LLC to register.
Under IC 23-0.5-5-5, all 12 items. Indiana uses the phrase "doing business," not "transacting business." The isolated-transaction carve-out carries a 30-day limit. Subsection (b) protects a person who is merely an interest holder or governing person. Subsection (c) disclaims service of process, taxation and regulation under other Indiana law. Subsection (d) states the list is not exhaustive and recodifies rather than repeals four earlier statutes.
A virtual mailbox gives your LLC a separate address in Indiana for business mail. Confirm whether the state accepts it for the specific filing field. For banking, ask your bank before buying; it may require your actual operating address.
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This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify all fees and requirements with the Indiana Secretary of State before filing.