Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Dakota records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What North Dakota and Nebraska each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$20	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	August 1	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From North Dakota to Nebraska, step by step

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the North Dakota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota corporation is registered with Nebraska.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$329

Will your North Dakota name work for Nebraska?

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Dakota company. We check your exact North Dakota name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Agents: Nebraska and North Dakota

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; North Dakota says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; North Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and North Dakota

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Nebraska

An LLC formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into North Dakota

A corporation formed in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($25) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my North Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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