Foreign registration · no form number

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers a corporation from New York as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New York vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	New York formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$25	$145 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 North Dakota
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	May 15
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How New York companies register with North Dakota

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

Will your New York name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your New York name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact New York name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the New York one

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

Staying in good standing in New York and North Dakota

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to North Dakota

An LLC formed in New York files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into New York

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

Common questions: New York to North Dakota

Does my New York company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New York and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and North Dakota's report ($25).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

A New York company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

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