Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

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

Missouri vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$145 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	May 15
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Missouri companies register with North Dakota

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

Will your Missouri name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Missouri name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We search North Dakota's records for Missouri's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: North Dakota and Missouri

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Missouri

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Missouri company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and North Dakota's report ($25).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

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