Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Dakota and Mississippi each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$500 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	August 1	April 15
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Mississippi

We prepare and file Form F0002
It names us as your Mississippi registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the North Dakota certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your North Dakota corporation is registered with Mississippi.

Your North Dakota name and Mississippi's rules

We check your exact North Dakota name against Mississippi's records before filing.

Agents: Mississippi and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Mississippi comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Mississippi

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Mississippi 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 Mississippi

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Mississippi issues one to North Dakota corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Mississippi?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the North Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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

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

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