Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

A corporation formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Minnesota and Washington side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
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 Washington
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	December 31	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Minnesota to Washington, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Washington's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the Washington filing. After approval, your Minnesota corporation is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Minnesota to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$404

Will your Minnesota name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Minnesota

Minnesota and Washington both call it a registered agent. Washington papers come to us; Minnesota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Washington

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Washington comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Washington

An LLC formed in Minnesota files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in Minnesota

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

Common questions: Minnesota to Washington

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Minnesota corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Washington?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

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