Alaska Foreign Registration / Registered agent
Alaska registered agent rules for a foreign LLC
A foreign LLC has to maintain a registered agent and a registered office inside Alaska without a break, and changing either costs $25 on Form 08-409 (AS 10.50.635). The Division says the agent must be an Alaska resident or a qualifying company with a real location, not a virtual address or a mail forwarder. This page covers who can serve, how to change, and what follows from having none.
Agent rules at a glance
| Question | Alaska answer |
|---|---|
| Who may serve | A full-time Alaska resident individual (an owner, employee, CPA, attorney, friend or family member) or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Alaska; not an LLC, LLP or LP |
| Where | A physical location in Alaska, with an Alaska mailing address as well |
| Virtual offices | Not acceptable: no virtual address, mail-holding or forwarding service |
| Presence | The agent must be at the address to receive service |
| Registered office | Must match the agent's business office |
| Change form | Form 08-409, $25 |
| Resignation form | Registered Agent Resignation, $25 |
Who can be the agent
The Division lists a full-time Alaska resident individual (an owner, employee, CPA, attorney, friend or family member) or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Alaska; not an LLC, LLP or LP. A friend or relative who lives in Alaska full time qualifies if they are there to receive papers. The same person must also keep up the address, because the registered office and the agent's business office must be the same place.
What the agent actually does
The registered agent is the person served with lawsuits, notices and demands directed at the company. The agent does not run the business or file reports. If a summons arrives, the agent forwards it to the company, so the company has to keep its contact details current with the agent. Someone who is never at the office and does not check mail fails the job even if the paperwork looks right.
Changing the agent or the office
A registered foreign LLC can change its agent or office by filing a signed statement that gives the company name, the old and new details, confirms the registered office and agent's business office will be the same address, and says the company authorized the change. The Division's form is Form 08-409, and the nonrefundable fee is $25. The biennial report is not a substitute: it cannot change agent information.
The agent filings and their cost
| Filing | Form | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Change of registered agent or office | Form 08-409 | $25 |
| Registered agent resignation | Form 08-4981 | $25 |
| Address change for the entity | Form 08-4764, no charge | No charge |
| Mass address change for corporations a commercial agent serves | Form 08-4701 | $40 |
Having no agent is not a quiet option
A foreign LLC that fails to appoint and maintain a registered agent, or that fails to file a statement of change after a move, is open to revocation of its registration. Before that, if no agent can be found with reasonable diligence at the registered office, the Commissioner becomes the agent for service (AS 10.50.650(a)(2)-(3)). The revocation process starts with 60 days' notice to the agent.
On your order
We can act as the Alaska registered agent, or you can name your own. Either way the name and both addresses go on the registration, and we keep the details current when the agent moves. Whoever serves must agree to it first, since the agent is named on a public record.
Serving as the Alaska agent
May I act as agent for my own LLC?
Only if you are an Alaska resident with a real, staffed Alaska location. A company outside Alaska cannot.
Can a registered agent company use a virtual office?
The Division says the address must be the agent's real location, not a virtual address or forwarding service.
Does the agent get a copy of the biennial report?
The report names the agent but does not change it. A revocation notice goes to the agent by certified mail, so tell your agent to forward anything from the Division.
How quickly can I change the agent?
The Statement of Change is a hard-copy form with a $25 fee. The Division quotes approximately 10 to 15 business days (2 to 3 weeks) for such filings.
Our charge, then the Alaska fee
Register in Alaska
Alaska$199
+ $350 Alaska fee
- Form 08-0497, the Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company, completed from your answers
- Certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state, ordered for the filing
- An Alaska registered agent: ours, or one you already work with
- The filed registration and the year your first biennial report falls in
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Our charge and the Alaska fee are separate lines at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
References
- Alaska Division of Corporations, forms and fees
- Alaska Form 08-0497, Registration of Foreign LLC
- Alaska Administrative Code, 3 AAC 16.065
- Alaska Form 08-414, Certificate of Authority, Foreign Business Corporation
- Alaska Form 08-409, Statement of Change of Registered Agent
- Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to 10.50.670 (foreign limited liability companies)
- Alaska Division of Corporations, registered agent FAQs
- Alaska Division of Corporations, biennial report FAQs
- Alaska Administrative Code, 3 AAC 16.030 (corporation fees)
- Alaska Form 08-502, Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign LLC
Taking on work in Alaska?
Order once and we handle the certificate, the form and the agent, then tell you when the biennial report falls due.