Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$80	$145 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	May 15
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Connecticut to North Dakota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date. If North Dakota wants the Connecticut certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Dakota approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Your Connecticut name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Connecticut name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact Connecticut name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Agents: North Dakota and Connecticut

Connecticut and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus North Dakota comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Connecticut files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Connecticut

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Connecticut company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Connecticut business operates there; North Dakota registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Dakota issues one to Connecticut corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut corporation in North Dakota?

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and North Dakota?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $25 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

A Connecticut company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

Will North Dakota accept my Connecticut name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

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