Foreign registration · no form number

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

A corporation formed in New York that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants 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 and South Dakota side by side

	New York formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$750 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 South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From New York to South Dakota, step by step

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the New York certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your New York name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days New York takes to send the certificate before the South Dakota filing goes in. Once South Dakota approves it, the New York company can do business there.

South Dakota costs for New York companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$974

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your New York name work for South Dakota?

If another South Dakota company uses the New York name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and New York

New York and South Dakota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New York; ours takes South Dakota's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in New York and South Dakota

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to South Dakota

An LLC formed in New York files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in New York

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

Questions New York owners ask about South Dakota

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

Yes, once a New York business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $974 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, plus mail time for New York's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

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

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my New York name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New York name at home.

Can I form a new South Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report, and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

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