Application for Authority Professional Service Foreign Business Corporations

All fees must be paid by cash, check, money order, MasterCard, Visa or American Express.

• To pay for a fee using your credit card or debit card, complete and sign the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form and submit it to the Division of Corporations with your request for service.
• Checks and money orders should be made payable to the “Department of State.” Please do not send cash through the mail. All checks over $500 must be certified.

Expedited Processing

• Expedited Handling Services: (optional) The NYS Department of State's Division of Corporations offers expedited processing of time-sensitive documents. For an additional fee, the Department of State will process a document within the following time frames for the additional fee indicated; $25.00 per document for processing within 24 hours, $75.00 per document for processing within the same day, or $150.00 per document for processing within 2 hours.
• The additional, non-refundable fee for expedited processing service must be paid by a separate check or money order or indicated in the appropriate space on the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form.
  • The Division of Corporations accepts MasterCard, Visa and American Express for the payment of fees. To pay for a fee using your credit card or debit card, simply complete and sign the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form and submit it to the Division of Corporations with your request for service.
  • The Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form submitted with any request for services must specifically indicate the level of expedited service requested.
  • The envelope bearing documents for filing and other requests for expedited processing services must be marked with the notation "Expedited Processing" on the envelope

  Additional Information

  • The name of the corporation and date of incorporation must exactly match the name of the corporation and, if applicable, the date of incorporation stated in the Certificate of Existence.
  • Section 1530(a)(l) of the Business Corporation Law requires that a foreign professional corporation whose name does not end with the words " Professional Corporation " or the abbreviation " P.C. " shall in its Application for Authority additionally state the name to be used in New York State which contains its name as set forth on the Certificate of Existence with " Professional Corporation " or " P.C. " added at the end of its name.
  • The Application for Authority must be signed by an officer, director or duly authorized person.

  Contact Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code

  Contact the Division of Corporations, State Records, and Uniform Commercial Code