Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Connecticut side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$385 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	August 1	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From North Dakota to Connecticut, step by step

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

Your North Dakota name and Connecticut's rules

We search Connecticut's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Connecticut and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Connecticut comes to $609 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Connecticut

An LLC formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Connecticut

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Connecticut?

$609 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in North Dakota?

It files North Dakota's registration with $145 in state fees.

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