Our Rural RISE NC initiative connects you with mentors, business counselors, funding sources, and more—within your community and beyond. And even better, many of these resources are free.
For further information, please visit our website at www.sosnc.gov/RISE."

Documents can be expedited whether they are submitted to the Business Registration Division online or in paper. Click the above link for more information.

The NC Secretary of State’s Office provides online form creation and electronic submission for many of the most popular business creation/formation documents. View a tutorial or click here to start the process.

Requalifications of foreign companies administratively revoked may apply for requalification. The turn around time is 3-5 business days.
Requalifications: Mail documents to Business Registration Division, PO Box 29622, Raleigh, NC 37626-0622. Please include a cover letter, certificate of authority, updated certificate of existence, one annual report and the appropriate filing fees for a certificate of authority and one annual report.

Reinstatements following administrative dissolution are on a 0-1 day examination turn-around time.
Administrative Reinstatements: Mail documents to Administrative Reinstatement, PO Box 29622, Raleigh, NC 27626-06222. Please include a cover letter, application for reinstatement, all required annual reports and appropriate filing fees for the application and each required annual report.

Turn-around times begin when the document is received and ends when processing is completed and placed in the mail or emailed to the filer.
Reinstatements – 15-18 business days when sent to address on the Application
Annual Reports – 14-21 business days
All other documents – 7-9 business days

Did you receive a Notice of Grounds for Administrative Dissolution/Revocation?
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You can obtain Certificates of Existence for your company by ordering online at a cost of $10.
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