Registering a foreign LLC in Arizona without a service

• The company's exact name, formation state and formation date.
• A list of the managers, and of every member holding 20 percent or more, with addresses, or of all members if the LLC is member-managed.
• One line describing what the LLC will do in Arizona.
• An Arizona statutory agent who is willing to sign an acceptance.
• An address to serve as the principal address, knowing it will be public.
• A person to sign.
• A way to pay the Commission: a check, a money order, or a card online.

The online route is the one the Commission recommends. It checks that the filing meets the minimum statutory requirements as you go, some filings are processed instantly, and payment is part of the filing. Paper is slower and less forgiving: every document needs a cover sheet, a card cannot be used by mail, and a check has to be written out in full with the payee spelled as the Commission requires. The Commission does not require its own forms, so a lawyer's document works, but few people have a reason to use one.

• The certificate date. An eight-week-old certificate that arrived in week nine is too old.
• The agent. The statement is rejected if the agent never accepted. A company cannot be its own agent.
• Item 3. The instructions say a missing box means rejection.
• The attachment. The management box and the structure page must match.
• The name. An LLC name must carry an LLC ending and must not contain corporate words.
• The payee. Checks must spell out Arizona Corporation Commission, with no abbreviations.

A workable rhythm: on day one, request the certificate and the certified copy from the home state and ask the agent to sign the acceptance. While those are in the mail, draft the statement and the structure attachment. When the papers arrive, check the certificate date, assemble the set and file. Do not order the certificate early to get ahead; its date is the only thing on the list that can expire while you wait.

• The true name is identical on the form, the certificate and the certified articles.
• Item 3 has exactly one box ticked.
• Item 7 describes the Arizona business in a sentence.
• The agent's street address is complete and the acceptance is signed.
• Either item 12 or item 13 is ticked, and the matching attachment is attached.
• The "I accept" box is ticked and the signature, printed name and date are present.
• The cover sheet is on top, and the payment is for the right total.

People who file themselves often hit the same two snags, the certificate timing and the agent acceptance, and neither is hard to fix once you know. If you would prefer not to chase them, our price is $199, plus the Commission fee and any speed tier. We order the home-state papers, collect the agent's signature, assemble the packet and file. If you start alone and get tired, order whenever you like.