Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Minnesota and Connecticut each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$385 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	December 31	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Connecticut

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

Your Minnesota name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Minnesota name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Minnesota one

Minnesota and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Minnesota; ours takes Connecticut's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Connecticut comes to $584 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Minnesota files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Minnesota

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Connecticut

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Connecticut?

$584 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Minnesota?

It files Minnesota's registration with $220 in state fees.

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