STATE OF ALABAMA
FOREIGN CORPORATION (BUSINESS OR NON-PROFIT)
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
Foreign Corporation Registration - 1/2020 Page 1 of 2
PURPOSE: In order to register a foreign entity (any entity formed
outside of Alabama) to transact business in Alabama, the entity must
deliver to the Secretary of State for filing an Application for
Registration pursuant to Section 10A-1-7.04, Code of Alabama 1975.
INSTRUCTIONS: Mail two (2) signed copies of this completed
Application for Registration along with the appropriate fee to the
Office of the Secretary of State, Business Services, P.O. Box 5616,
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616. Include a check, money order, or
credit card payment for $150.00. The application is only accepted via
mail or courier and will not be accepted via email. Using a credit card
and our website, you may file the Foreign Corporation online in the time it takes to type this application. If you are
mailing/couriering the application and would like an acknowledgement include a copy and postage paid self-addressed
envelope. The entity
will not be registered if the credit card does not authorize and will be removed from the
index if the check is dishonored ($30 fee). All processing instructions are complete in this form and Payment Option
Sheet.
The i
nformation completing this form must be typed or laser printed.
Business/For-Profit Corporation Non-Profit Corporation
1. T
he legal name of the foreign corporation as recorded in the jurisdiction in which it was formed/incorporated:
2. The name of the foreign entity for use in Alabama – you may use a fictitious name only if the legal name of the
corporation above is not available in Alabama or the name does not comply with Article 5 of Title 10A. The name
must contain the word "corporation" or "incorporated" or an abbreviation of one of the words (such as Inc. or Corp.)
and satisfy the requirements of 10A-1-7.07
3. I
f a fictitious name is used the undersigned certifies the resolution of the Corporation’s governing authority to adopt
the fictitious name for use in Alabama and affirms the authority to make such a certification under Title 10A-1-7.07.
4. A copy of the name reservation certificate received from the Office of the Alabama Secretary of State must be
attached.
5. Street (No PO Boxes) Address of principal office:
Mailing Address (if different from street address)
(For SOS Office Use Only)