District of Columbia Government 
                                                       Corporations Division 

         Instruction Sheet For Foreign Registration Statement Form FN-1, Ver. 4, October 2022 
Use this form to register foreign filing entity in the District of Columbia. 

Foreign filing entity includes nonprofit and for-profit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, general 
cooperative association, limited cooperative association and statutory trust 

This process gives authority of the foreign filing entity to conduct business within the District of Columbia, but does not license the entity’s activity, 
issue the permit or register for taxation purposes. 
                                  It is your responsibility to ensure compliance in those areas. 

                                                       Application Instructions: 

 Item 1. Provide the entity name as it appears on the records of the state/province in the country of formation (domicile). 
 Item 2. Provide the entity type. 

 Item 3. Provide the entity’s alternate name; this option shall only be used if entity’s true name is not distinguishable on the 
 records from the name of another registered entity or if entity is missing the appropriate corporate qualifier; entity may adopt alternate name or 
adopt its entity name, with the addition of its jurisdiction of formation clearly identified. 

 Item 4. Provide the name of the state/province and country of formation. 
    Item 5. Provide the date of organization. 

 Item 6. Date entity started or will start transacting business in the District of Columbia; 
A-if entity has not started conducting business, you may indicate the following - upon registration;
B-if entity commenced its business previously, it may be liable for back reports and back fees;
Special Note: It is imperative for foreign filing entity that conducted business previously to contact division for exact fees
and instructions to avoid application rejection for deficiency;

 Item 7. Provide the address of the company in the state/country where it is organized; if no address is maintained in the 
 State/country of formation then provides the entity’s main address.  

 Item 8. Provide the Registered Agent’s name and address in the District of Columbia. 
 Item 9. Briefly describe the proposed activity company will transact in the District of Columbia. 

 Item 10. State the names, residence and business addresses of each person (member, manager, officer, director, shareholder, partner, trustee
etc.) whose aggregate share of direct or indirect, legal or beneficial ownership of a governance or total distributional interest of the entity: 
(A) Exceeds 10 percent; or
(B) Does not exceed 10 percent; provided, that the person:
(i) Controls the financial or operational decisions of such entity; or
(ii) Has the ability to direct the day-to-day operations of such entity.”

 Item 11. Attach an original Certificate of Good Standing (Certificate of Existence) from Registration Authority in the State/Province in the 
Country of Incorporation that is not over 90 days old. 

 Item 12. Provide the name of the Governor or Authorized Person signing this form. 
    Item 12A. Provide the signature of the Governor or Authorized Person and date of filing. 

Mail all forms and required payment to:                                  Many corporate filings are available online. 
Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection 
Corporations Division                                                    Go to our CorpOnline site at https://corponline.dlcp.dc.gov  and sign 
PO Box 92300                                                             in with Access DC to proceed. 
Washington, DC 20090 
Phone: (202) 442-4432                                                    Online filings are paid by credit card. 

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                                          District of Columbia Government 
                                                     Corporations Division 

                       Foreign Registration Statement Form FN-1, Ver. 4, October 2022 
Use this form to register your foreign filing entity to conduct business in the District of Columbia. Review instruction sheet on page 2 before 
completing this form. 
                      ENTITY TYPE / AUTHORITY                                                    FILING FEE 
               Foreign Filing Entity: § 29–105.03. & 29-102.01                          Refer to Corporate Fee Schedule posted online; 
Under the provisions of the Title 29 of D.C. Code (Business Organizations Act), the foreign filing entity listed below hereby applies 
for a Certificate of Registration to transact business in the District of Columbia, and for that purpose submits the statement below. 
1. Entity Name

2. Entity Type                                     3. Entity’s Alternate Name (if true legal name is not available)

4. Organized under the laws of which state/province and country .5. Date of Organization 

6. Date entity started or will start transacting business in the District of Columbia

7. Principal Address

8. Registered Agent’s name, address and email of registered office in District of Columbia

9. Briefly describe the proposed activity company will transact in the District of Columbia

10. State the names and addresses of each person (member, manager, officer, director, shareholder, partner, trustee, etc.) that
has interest or control over this entity (review instruction sheet for more information)

11. Attach an original Certificate of Good Standing (Certificate of Existence) from Registration Authority in the State/Province/Country of
Incorporation that is not over 90 days old
               If you sign this form you agree that anyone who makes a false statement can be punished by criminal penalties 
of a fine up to $1000, imprisonment up to 180 days, or both, under DCOC § 22-2405; 
12. Name of the Governor or Authorized Person                        12A. Signature of the Governor or Authorized Person & Date 

Mail all forms and required payment to:                         Many corporate filings are available online. 
Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection 
Corporations Division                                           Go to our CorpOnline site at https://corponline.dlcp.dc.gov  and sign 
PO Box 92300                                                    in with Access DC to proceed. 
Washington, DC 20090 
Phone: (202) 442-4432                                           Online filings are paid by credit card.