Foreign registration · Form FA

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from North Dakota: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

North Dakota vs Kansas: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$20	$115 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	August 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How North Dakota companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date. No North Dakota paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. Once Kansas approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Your North Dakota name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and North Dakota

Kansas calls it a resident agent; North Dakota says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for North Dakota; ours takes Kansas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Kansas and North Dakota

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Kansas

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in North Dakota

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

Common questions: North Dakota to Kansas

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Kansas calls it registration for North Dakota corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Dakota.

Do I need North Dakota's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($25) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business; until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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