Nebraska Certificate of Authority / LLC application
The Nebraska LLC certificate of authority application, entry by entry
An LLC formed elsewhere asks for its Nebraska certificate of authority on the Application for Certificate of Authority Foreign Limited Liability Company, and the online price is $100. The PDF carries a July 1, 2021 revision date, and each entry is covered below. We prepare it for $199.
The LLC application at a glance
- Title
- Application for Certificate of Authority Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Cited statute
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-156
- Portal price
- $100
- Counter price
- $110
- Certificate line
- $10
- Attachment
- Original certificate of existence
- Signature
- an authorized representative
How the form is organized
The page holds nine entries and a signature block. Nothing is asked about owners, managers or an operating agreement, and there is no notary block. The entries fall into three groups: who the LLC is, where it can be reached, and what it will do in Nebraska.
Who the LLC is
The first entry is the exact name of the LLC, matching the home record. The second is an alternate name, which the form says to use only if the true name cannot be used in Nebraska or breaks Nebraska's naming law. Leave it empty unless the office has refused the name. The state of organization comes later on the form and has to agree with the certificate you attach.
Where it can be reached
Three entries cover addresses. The Nebraska agent's name and street address come first, with NE already printed as the state. Then the principal office, which is the LLC's real operating address. Last is the home-law office, a line to fill only when the home state's law requires the LLC to maintain an office there. For most LLCs that line stays blank. The agent can be 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.
What it will do in Nebraska
The business entry asks for the nature of the business, the purposes to be conducted or promoted in this state, or the professional services being rendered. One plain sentence about the Nebraska activity is enough, such as managing a rental house or providing consulting to local clients.
When it takes effect and who signs
An effective date is optional. At the bottom come the date, an authorized representative's signature and that person's printed name.
The attachment that decides the filing
The form travels with the original certificate of existence that the home authority issues. A certificate of organization will not do, even if certified. Unlike the corporation and nonprofit forms, the LLC form states no age limit.
Money and route
Through the portal the cost is $100; at the counter it is $110; and $10 more is listed for the certificate. Online filing runs through eDelivery now and through the new system from December 7, 2026.
After the filing
A foreign LLC reports in odd years. If it misses the delinquency date it loses its authority and cannot be reinstated. Later changes use an amended certificate of authority, $25 online, which can alter the state of organization, the name, the alternate name, the principal office, the home-law office, the business purpose and the registered agent.
Why a filing comes back
The office points to an unavailable name and an incorrect fee as the principal causes. We also check for a copy where the original is required, a missing signature and an agent address outside Nebraska.
Choosing purpose wording
A property-management LLC might say it will manage rental housing in Omaha. A consulting LLC might say it will provide consulting services to clients in Nebraska. Avoid pasting a long clause from an operating agreement.
Entry-by-entry traps
The name entry fails when the ending differs from the home record. The agent entry fails when the address is outside Nebraska or is only a mailbox. The state entry fails when it disagrees with the certificate. The signature entry fails when the printed name is missing.
One last read
Before signing, read the form top to bottom as the clerk would. Does the name match the certificate? Is the agent's address in Nebraska? Does the state agree with the certificate? Are the signature and printed name there?
How we prepare the LLC application
You supply the facts
Company name, home state, purpose and addresses.
We check the agent
A person living in Nebraska, or a company with authority here.
We check the certificate
Original only.
We complete the form
All nine entries.
Your representative signs
We hand over a finished page.
We submit it
Online for $100 plus the certificate line.
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.
LLC application questions
Is there a form number?
No. Nebraska identifies its forms by title.
Can the form be filed without the certificate?
No. The certificate is required with the application.
Can I change the name later?
Yes, with an amended certificate of authority at $25 online.
The cost in two parts
Get my Nebraska authority
Nebraska
$199
+ the Nebraska fee for your entity
- The Nebraska application for your entity type, built from what you tell us
- A check of your home paper against what that application requires
- Your agent and office in Nebraska, from us or chosen by you
- The completed record, returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Filed online, Nebraska's charge is $100 for an LLC, $100 for a corporation or $25 for a nonprofit, shown on its own line. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Nebraska Secretary of State, forms and fee information
- Nebraska Application for Certificate of Authority, foreign LLC
- Nebraska Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business, foreign corporation
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-159, noncomplying name
- Nebraska Secretary of State, new business information
- Nebraska Secretary of State, new online business filing system
- Nebraska Secretary of State, reinstatement information
- Nebraska Amended Certificate of Authority, foreign LLC
Need a Nebraska certificate of authority?
Give us the entity type and we arrange the form, the home paper and the agent.