Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Michigan and North Dakota each ask for

	Michigan formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$145 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 15	May 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Michigan to North Dakota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota registered agent, with your Michigan name and formation date. If North Dakota wants the Michigan certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Michigan corporation is registered with North Dakota.

Your Michigan name and North Dakota's rules

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Michigan one

North Dakota calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus North Dakota comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Michigan

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Michigan company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and North Dakota?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $25 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

Will North Dakota accept my Michigan 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 Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

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