Foreign LLC registration in Nebraska
Nebraska foreign LLC registration: two rates, one original certificate, then a report every other year
Online the filing is $100; in the office it is $110. Nebraska lists $10 more for the certificate.
Nebraska registrationSample order
- OrderedAnswers received
- PreparedApplication ready
- FiledAt the Secretary of State
- ReturnedRecord sent to you
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$100Nebraska fee
- Our fee
- $199
- Nebraska fee
- $100
- Registered agent
- Included, first year; $149/yr after
- Online and in-office rates shown
- Original certificate checked
- Nebraska agent available
Checkout shows each amount separately.
Nebraska foreign LLC registration costs $100 when the application is filed online and $110 when it is filed in the office, and the schedule lists $10 more for the certificate. The filing is the Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company, and it must be accompanied by the original certificate of existence from the state that formed your LLC. We turn your answers into the application and submit it for $199.
Nebraska calls the result a certificate of authority, and the LLC then shows as active in the office's online search. The sections below cover who has to register, which channel to use, the home paper, the report that follows and how to leave. Longer pages go deeper: the step-by-step guide, the fee page, the application walkthrough, the biennial report and the consequences of skipping it.
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Two rates, one choice
Nebraska charges $100 online and $110 in the office. We file the cheaper way when the papers allow.
An original certificate
Nebraska wants the home certificate of existence in its original form. We check that before we file.
Your answers, one form
A short questionnaire becomes the official application.
Report dates tracked
We tell you which odd-numbered year your first biennial report falls in.
Nebraska office
We can act as your Nebraska agent, or you can name another.
A preparer replies
A real person handles Nebraska questions.
Registering a foreign LLC in Nebraska
Pick the channel
Online costs $100; the office counter or mail costs $110.
Name a Nebraska agent and office
Use a member of the entity or a designated third party who lives in Nebraska, or a corporation authorized to transact business in Nebraska, with an office identical to the registered office.
Check the name
If it is unavailable or does not comply with Nebraska law, the form has an alternate name line.
Order the original certificate
Ask the home office for a certificate of existence, not a copy of the formation papers.
Complete and sign the application
An authorized representative signs and prints a name.
Pay and file
The state fee is $100 or $110, plus $10 for the certificate.
Nebraska registration in brief
- Filing
- Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Filed with
- Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
- Online rate
- $100
- In-office rate
- $110
- Certificate line
- $10 more on the schedule
- Home paper
- The original certificate of existence; a copy of the certificate of organization is no substitute
- Signature
- An authorized person signs for the LLC
- Report
- A biennial report in odd-numbered years
Who has to register in Nebraska?
Before a foreign LLC transacts business in the state it must hold a certificate of authority. Nebraska does not define the phrase in one sentence. Its LLC Act lists activities that do not count, among them keeping bank accounts, holding member meetings, defending a lawsuit, accepting orders outside the state, selling through independent contractors, borrowing against assets, collecting debts and finishing a stand-alone deal within 30 days. One rule points the other way: an LLC with income-earning land, buildings or equipment in the state is treated as transacting business. The page on when to register works through the common cases.
Online or in the office: which rate applies?
The Secretary of State's schedule has two columns for this filing. The online column is $100 and the in-office column is $110, each with $10 added for the certificate. The online route runs through eDelivery, the portal where a completed form is uploaded and paid for. Documents can also be delivered to the office or mailed, and a mailed filing should carry a cover letter with a phone number, kept off the document itself because filed documents are scanned into a public record. We confirm the amount that applies to a mailed filing before we send it.
A new online system is coming in December
The office is moving its online business filings to a new system. After the switch most online filings need a login on the new site, a Nebraska.gov subscription is no longer needed, and a separately uploaded PDF is no longer required. We prepare the filing the same way before and after the switch, and when you pay a state fee online we use whichever system is live on the day.
What Nebraska charges by entity type
| Entity | Online | In the office |
|---|---|---|
| Limited liability company | $100 + $10 certificate | $110 + $10 certificate |
| Business corporation | $100 | $110 |
| Nonprofit corporation | $25 | $30 |
| Limited partnership | $110 + $10 certificate | Same |
A corporation has its own application page. Limited liability partnerships are on the schedule too; their fee is quoted when you order.
An original, not a copy
The application says what to attach: the original certificate of existence, as issued by the authority in the LLC's home state. It adds that a certified copy of the certificate of organization cannot be filed in place of it. The LLC form states no age limit for the certificate, while the corporation form sets one of 60 days. Order the certificate close to the filing day.
The report that follows
After approval a foreign LLC reports every other year. The report window runs from January 1 to April 1 in odd-numbered years, with the first one falling in the odd year after the year the LLC was authorized. A report that is not filed by June 16 puts the LLC on the road to having its authority administratively revoked. The biennial report page has the calendar.
If the authority is revoked
A foreign LLC cannot file for reinstatement. The Secretary of State's guidance says to re-qualify instead, by filing a fresh application for a certificate of authority online. Expect a new original certificate and a new fee.
Changes after approval
A change of name, state of organization, purpose or home-law office goes on an amended certificate of authority, $25 online or $30 in the office. A new principal office, agent or agent address goes on a statement of change at the same prices. An agent's statement of resignation is $30 and is not among the filings offered online, while the others can all go through eDelivery.
Leaving Nebraska
An LLC that is done with Nebraska files a notice of cancellation for $25 online or $30 in the office. The form states only that the company's Nebraska business has ended and that it wants the certificate of authority cancelled. The cancellation page has the details.
What is the processing time?
Nebraska publishes no processing time. A document is sent back if the fee is wrong or the name is unavailable, the office's own two reasons, so those are the two items we double-check.
Where we fit
Some owners file themselves and the self-filing page is for them. We exist for those who would rather hand it over: you give us the facts, we complete the application, confirm the certificate is an original, check the agent and file by the cheaper channel the papers permit. We charge $199, and Nebraska's fee is separate at checkout, shown as its own line.
Check the name before anything else
Nebraska searches a proposed name against the entities already on its records, and a name that is too close to one of them is refused. A name inquiry in writing, by fax, email or mail, does get an answer. The office stresses that the answer is a courtesy and offers no guarantee, because only a submitted filing receives a final ruling on the name. If the name is refused, you can ask for a written review. Reserving a name for 120 days costs $30.
What the certificate gives the LLC
Mainly the courts: an LLC without a certificate of authority cannot bring a suit in Nebraska, even though its contracts stay valid. Registration also gives you something to show a bank, a landlord or an agency, and it makes the LLC appear as active on the Secretary of State's public search, from which a certificate of good standing can be ordered by credit card.
Partnerships and other entity types
A foreign limited partnership registers on its own form, which asks for the name, the state of organization, the date of formation, the principal office, the registered agent and office, and the name and mailing address of each general partner, signed by one general partner. The schedule shows $110 plus $10 for the certificate. We ask partnerships to write before ordering.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Our fee and Nebraska's
Register in Nebraska
$199
+ $100 Nebraska fee
- The Nebraska application for a certificate of authority, built from your answers
- A test that your certificate of existence is an original and not a copy
- A Nebraska agent and office from us, or one you pick
- The finished filing sent back to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Nebraska charges $100 online or $110 in the office, and lists $10 more for the certificate. We show those apart from our own charge. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Nebraska foreign LLC questions
How much does a foreign LLC pay Nebraska?
$100 online or $110 in the office, plus $10 for the certificate, and $199 from us.
Does Nebraska take a copy of my certificate of organization?
No. It wants an original certificate of existence.
Can I file by mail?
Yes, with a cover letter that carries a phone number. We confirm the amount that applies before we send it.
Is there a yearly report?
Not yearly. LLCs report in odd-numbered years.
What if the authority is revoked?
A foreign LLC cannot reinstate and must apply again for a certificate of authority.
May the LLC serve as its own agent?
Not by itself. The agent must be a Nebraska resident or an entity authorized in Nebraska, with an office at the registered office address.
Do I get a filed record back?
The filed record, and a document is returned if the fee is wrong or the name is unavailable.
How do I leave?
File a notice of cancellation for $25 online or $30 in the office.
Sources
- Nebraska Secretary of State, forms and fee information
- Nebraska Application for Certificate of Authority, foreign LLC
- Nebraska Secretary of State, annual and biennial reporting
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-156, application for certificate of authority
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-2,205, corporation application
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-157, activities not transacting business
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-2,203, authority to transact business required
- Nebraska Secretary of State, corporate and business document eDelivery
- Nebraska Secretary of State, new business information
- Nebraska Secretary of State, new online business filing system
- Nebraska Registration of Foreign Limited Partnership
- Nebraska Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business, foreign corporation
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-125, biennial report
- Nebraska Secretary of State, reinstatement information
- Nebraska Amended Certificate of Authority, foreign LLC
- Nebraska Statement of Change, foreign LLC
- Nebraska Notice of Cancellation, foreign LLC certificate of authority
- Nebraska Secretary of State, name procedures
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-162, effect of failure to have a certificate
- Nebraska Secretary of State, corporate and business services
Ready to register in Nebraska?
Order now and the application is prepared the way Nebraska wants it.