Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Delaware 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 Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware and North Dakota side by side

	Delaware formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$50	$145 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	March 1	May 15
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Delaware companies register with North Dakota

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

Will your Delaware name work for North Dakota?

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Delaware one

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus North Dakota comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Delaware

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Delaware company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and North Dakota?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $25 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Delaware 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 Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report.

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