Alaska Foreign Corporation Name Registration is a process that allows companies from other states or countries to register their business name in Alaska. This process is required by the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. Foreign corporations must register their names with the state in order to do business in Alaska. There are two types of Alaska Foreign Corporation Name Registration: Standard Registration and Expedited Registration. Standard Registration involves filing the necessary paperwork and paying the appropriate fees to the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing. This process can take up to four weeks to complete. Expedited Registration is an expedited process that allows businesses to register their name in Alaska in as little as one day, depending on the complexity of the registration.