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Expedited LLC Filing, State by State
Two different things get called expedited LLC filing. One is how fast the filing reaches the state, which is ours to control: with same-day submission, LLC details in by 2 PM Eastern on a business day are prepared, checked and submitted that day. The other is how fast the state reviews it once it has it, which the state controls and, in about half the states, sells. This page keeps the two apart and lists, for all 50 states and DC, what the state publishes about its own processing and which expedite tiers it offers.
Updated November 1, 2026. Facts checked October 2026.
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Our same-day submission
The speed we control. Once you have paid and your LLC details are in by 2 PM Eastern on a business day, the name check, the drafted articles and the submission to your state's filing portal all happen that day; after the cutoff, the next business day. A standard order goes in within 3 business days. Neither changes what the state does after it has the filing.
How same-day LLC filing worksThe state's own expedite
The speed the state sells. Roughly half the states offer a paid tier that moves a filing up their own queue: a 24-hour or next-day tier, a same-day tier, and in a few states a two-hour or one-hour tier at the counter. The names are in the table below; the amounts are the state's and sit in the facts box on each state page. The application does not add a state expedite fee by itself; contact us before you order if you want one.
States That Approve Online Filings at or Near Filing
In these states a paid expedite is beside the point. By the states' own descriptions, an online formation is processed at or near the moment it is submitted. The wording is each state's, cleaned up for customers, and none of it is a promise from us.
- WyomingWyoBiz
The state reports that online filings are active at the time of filing and paper filings take up to 15 business days.
- ColoradoColorado Secretary of State
The state reports that most online filings are processed at the time of filing.
- KansasKansas Business Center
The state reports that most online filings are approved quickly.
- VirginiaVirginia SCC
The state reports that most online filings are processed at the time of filing when no document is uploaded; uploading your own articles adds about 5 business days.
- MissouriMissouri Secretary of State
The state reports that many online filings are processed at the time of filing.
- South DakotaSouth Dakota Secretary of State
The state reports that online filings are processed at the time of filing.
- AlabamaAlabama Secretary of State
The state reports that most online filings are processed shortly after filing.
Usually within a day or two, by the state's own figure:
- Vermont
Online normally < 1 business day; mail 7-10 business days
- Rhode Island
Within two business days.
- Oregon
Online 1-3 days; mail or fax about 1 week.
Processing and Expedite Tiers in Every State
Typical state processing is what the state publishes for its own review of an online filing, where it publishes anything. Expedite tiers are named the way the state names them; a tier marked in person is sold only at the counter. The amounts are in each state page's facts box. Facts checked October 2026.
| State | Typical state processing | State expedite tiers |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | The state reports that most online filings are processed shortly after filing. | None for online filings |
| Alaska | Up to 3 weeks for paper filings, longer from October through February. | Not published |
| Arizona | About 15 business days after the agent accepts; about 3-5 business days with expedite. | Expedited, next-day, same-day, 2-hour |
| Arkansas | Not published by the state | Not published |
| California | Varies; California posts current processing dates at sos.ca.gov. | 24-hour, same-day, 4-hour (in person) |
| Colorado | The state reports that most online filings are processed at the time of filing. | None online (paper or counter filings only) |
| Connecticut | Not published by the state | 24-hour |
| Delaware | Not published by the state | 24-hour, same-day, 2-hour, 1-hour |
| Florida | Not published by the state | None |
| Georgia | About 7 business days online; about 15 business days by mail. | 2-business-day, same-day, 1-hour (in person) |
| Hawaii | Not published by the state | Expedited |
| Idaho | About 7-10 days from filing (sos.idaho.gov) | Expedited, same-day |
| Illinois | About 10 business days standard | 24-hour |
| Indiana | Not published by the state | Not published |
| Iowa | Not published by the state | 5-business-day, 2-business-day, same-day, 1-hour |
| Kansas | The state reports that most online filings are approved quickly. | Not published |
| Kentucky | Not published by the state | Not published |
| Louisiana | Not published by the state | 24-hour, same-day (in person) |
| Maine | 10-15 business days. | 24-hour, same-day |
| Maryland | 6 to 8 weeks standard; 7-14 business days expedited. | Expedited, same-day |
| Massachusetts | Not published by the state | Not published |
| Michigan | Not published by the state | 24-hour, same-day, 2-hour, 1-hour |
| Minnesota | Not published by the state | Online filings are processed as expedited by default |
| Mississippi | Not published by the state | Not published |
| Missouri | The state reports that many online filings are processed at the time of filing. | Not published |
| Montana | Not published by the state | 24-hour, 1-hour |
| Nebraska | Not published by the state | None |
| Nevada | Not published by the state | 24-hour, 2-hour, 1-hour |
| New Hampshire | Paper filings: a filed copy within 30 days. | Not published |
| New Jersey | Not published by the state | None online (paper or counter filings only) |
| New Mexico | Not published by the state | Not published |
| New York | Not published by the state | None needed online (paper tiers only) |
| North Carolina | Not published by the state | 24-hour, same-day |
| North Dakota | Not published by the state | None |
| Ohio | Not published by the state | 2-business-day, 1-day (in person), 4-hour (in person) |
| Oklahoma | Not published by the state | Same-day (in person) |
| Oregon | Online 1-3 days; mail or fax about 1 week. | None |
| Pennsylvania | Not published by the state | Same-day, 3-hour, 1-hour |
| Rhode Island | Within two business days. | None |
| South Carolina | Not published by the state | Not published |
| South Dakota | The state reports that online filings are processed at the time of filing. | Expedited |
| Tennessee | Not published by the state | Not published |
| Texas | Not published by the state | Expedited, next-day, same-day |
| Utah | Not published by the state | Expedited |
| Vermont | Online normally < 1 business day; mail 7-10 business days | None |
| Virginia | The state reports that most online filings are processed at the time of filing when no document is uploaded; uploading your own articles adds about 5 business days. | Next-day, same-day |
| Washington | About 3 working days with expedite; the state publishes no standard time. | Expedited |
| West Virginia | Standard 5-10 business days (Customer Order Request form) | Next-day, same-day (in person), 2-hour, 1-hour |
| Wisconsin | Not published by the state | Next-day |
| Wyoming | The state reports that online filings are active at the time of filing and paper filings take up to 15 business days. | Next-day, same-day |
| District of Columbia | About 5 business days. | 3-day, 1-day |
Not published: the state's filing pages list no paid faster-review option for an online LLC filing, as of October 2026. Not published by the state: the state commits to no turnaround for its review.
States With No Expedite for Online Filings
These states sell no faster review for an online LLC filing. In some of them, every online filing already moves at the fastest speed the state has; in others the paid tiers exist only for paper or counter filings and do not apply online. Either way, how fast the filing reaches the state is the only speed left to buy.
- AlabamaNone for online filings
- ColoradoNone online (paper or counter filings only)
- FloridaNone
- MinnesotaOnline filings are processed as expedited by default
- NebraskaNone
- New JerseyNone online (paper or counter filings only)
- New YorkNone needed online (paper tiers only)
- North DakotaNone
- OregonNone
- Rhode IslandNone
- VermontNone
What Expedite Does Not Change
- Newspaper publication. Arizona, Nebraska, New York require a notice after formation, on the state's own clock, arranged and paid by you with the newspapers. No expedite shortens it; we flag it before you pay.
- A name that is taken. The state checks the name when it reviews the filing, expedited or not. A conflict comes back as a rejection, and the expedite fee has bought a faster no. We check the name before submitting and tell you the same day if there is a conflict.
- The state's rules on the agent and the form. A registered agent at a PO box, a missing acceptance where the state wants one, or an outdated revision of the form is rejected at any speed. The field review before submission is what prevents it.
- What comes after. The annual report, the franchise tax and the other first-year filings run on the state's calendar from the approval date, however fast the approval came. Each state page lists them.
Expedited LLC Filing Questions
Is expedited filing the same as same-day filing?+
No, and the difference is who is being fast. Same-day filing is our speed: have your LLC details in by 2 PM Eastern on a business day and the filing is prepared and submitted to your state that day. Expedited filing is the state's speed: a fee some states charge to review a filing sooner once they have it. One gets the filing to the state; the other shortens the state's queue. They can be combined. Same-day LLC filing
Which states approve LLCs the same day?+
Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Virginia, Missouri, South Dakota and Alabama process online formations at or near the moment they are submitted, by the states' own descriptions. Vermont, Rhode Island and Oregon report a day or two. None of it is a promise from us. Everywhere else the state's review takes days or weeks regardless of how fast the filing arrives, and the table above shows what each state publishes.
Does expedite guarantee approval?+
No. A state expedite shortens the review; it does not change the outcome. A filing with a taken name, an agent at a PO box or a blank required field is rejected just as fast, and the time the expedite bought is gone. The name check and the field review before submission are what prevent it, and that is the part we do on every order.
Can I add a state expedite to my order?+
Yes, by arrangement. The application does not add a state expedite fee on its own, because the tiers, the cutoffs and the amounts differ in every state and some are sold only at the counter. Contact us before you order, tell us the state and the tier, and we confirm whether it can be requested online and what the state charges before anything is submitted. Contact us
Why does my state publish no processing time?+
Many states simply do not commit to one. Florida and California post the date of the filings they are currently working on instead of a fixed turnaround; Texas publishes neither. Where the table says the state publishes no time, that is the state's position, and we describe it rather than fill the gap with a guess. Your state's page carries whatever the state does say.
Does same-day apply on weekends?+
No. The cutoff is 2 PM Eastern on a business day, counted from when your LLC details are in. Details finished on a Saturday are submitted Monday, which is still ahead of a standard order (within 3 business days). State offices do not review filings on weekends either, so a state expedite bought on Friday afternoon runs from Monday.
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