Foreign registration · no form number

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada vs Montana: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed online with Montana
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	April 15
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Nevada to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Montana registered agent, next to your Nevada name and formation date. If Montana wants the Nevada certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Nevada corporation is registered with Montana.

Your Nevada name and Montana's rules

We search Montana's records for Nevada's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Montana agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Montana

An LLC formed in Nevada files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Montana

Does my Nevada company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Nevada business operates there; Montana registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Montana issues one to Nevada corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Nevada corporation in Montana?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Nevada's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Montana's report (no fee).

Does Montana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nevada registered agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Nevada's yearly report.

What does a Montana company file to register in Nevada?

It files Nevada's registration with $425 in state fees.

How do I get a Nevada certificate of good standing?

Nevada issues the Certificate of Existence online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers ($50).

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