OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE 
                                                        CORPORATIONS DIVISION 
                                                        2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE 
                                                               Suite 313 West Tower 
                                                               Atlanta, Georgia 30334 
                                                                         (404) 656-2817 
                                                        sos.georgia.gov/corporations 
       Secretary of State                                                                  
                                           APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY 
                                                   FOR FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 
               IMPORTANT: Please provide the entity’s primary email address when                     completing this form.           
  Primary Email Address:  
                                     NOTICE TO APPLICANT: PRINT PLAINLY OR TYPE REMAINDER OF THIS FORM 
 
 1.    Entity Type (check one only):    Foreign Limited Partnership (LP)                 Foreign Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LLLP) 
  
      Name of Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LP/LLLP)                   Name Reservation Number (Optional) 
       
      Date business commenced (or proposed) in Georgia  (NOTE: If date provided here is more than 30 days prior to the effective date of this 
      application, a $500 penalty plus fees must be paid. Penalty is statutory and cannot be waived by Secretary of State.) 
 
 2. 
      Name* of Filing Person                                                                           
 
      Address                                                                    City                                         State           Zip Code 
  
      Filer’s Email Address                                                                          Telephone Number 
 
 3. 
      Name of  LP/LLLP in State or Country of Formation 
  
      Jurisdiction (Home State or Country)                               Date of Formation in Home State or Country 
 
 4. 
      Principal Office Mailing Address                                           City                                         State           Zip Code 
 
 5. 
      Name* of Registered Agent in Georgia                                                           Registered Agent’s Email Address 
   
      Registered Office Street Address in Georgia (post office box or mail drop not acceptable for registered office address) 
 
                                                                                                                               GA 
      City                                              County                                                                State           Zip Code 
 
 6.   Attach list providing name and business address of each general partner. 
 
 7. 
      Address Where Partnership Records Are Maintained                           City                                         State           Zip Code 
 
 8.  Effective Date: (Choose one)      Upon filing      Delayed effective date and/or time: 
                                                        (A delayed effective date must be within 90 days of the filing date.) 
 9.   NOTICE:  Mail the following items to the Secretary of State at the above address.  
       (1) This application;  
       (2) The attachment referenced in #6 above; and  
       (3) The filing fee of $235.00 ($225 filing fee + $10 paper filing service charge) payable to “Secretary of State.” Filing fees are non-refundable.    
   This application is executed by a general partner of the LP/LLLP. The LP/LLLP undertakes to keep its records at the address shown in #7 above until its 
   registration in Georgia is canceled or withdrawn. The LP/LLLP, in accordance with Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, appoints the 
   Secretary of State as agent for service of process if no agent has been appointed in Georgia, or if appointed, the agent’s authority has been revoked or 
   the agent cannot be served or found by the exercise of reasonable diligence.  
   
   Signature of General Partner                                                             Date 
   
   Print Name* 
 * Enter individual’s legal name, i.e. first and last name without use of initials or nicknames. Middle names or initials may be included. 
                                                                                                                                              FORM CD 251 
                                                                                                                                              (Rev. 10/2019)