Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers a corporation from Louisiana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Louisiana and North Dakota side by side

	Louisiana formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$25	$145 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	May 15
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Louisiana to North Dakota, step by step

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

Your Louisiana name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Louisiana

Louisiana and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Louisiana; ours takes North Dakota's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus North Dakota comes to $204 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Louisiana

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Louisiana company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and North Dakota?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $25 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

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