Foreign registration · no form number

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in New York that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New York vs Montana: the paperwork

	New York formed here	Montana registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed online with Montana
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dos.ny.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	April 15
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From New York to Montana, step by step

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

Your New York name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and New York

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

Yearly filings: Montana and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to Montana

An LLC formed in New York files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into New York

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Montana

Does my New York company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Montana's report (no fee).

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

What does a Montana company file to register in New York?

It files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees.

How do I get a New York certificate of good standing?

New York issues the Certificate of Status on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options ($25).

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