Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

A corporation formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Dakota and Nevada each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$20	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	August 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Nevada

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Nevada?

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the North Dakota one

North Dakota and Nevada both call it a registered agent. Nevada papers come to us; North Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Nevada

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Nevada

An LLC formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nevada company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Nevada 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 Nevada

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for North Dakota corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for North Dakota's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($25) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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