Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in North Dakota registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your North Dakota records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

North Dakota vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	August 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How North Dakota companies register with Rhode Island

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the North Dakota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$538

Your North Dakota name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, North Dakota plus Rhode Island comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into North Dakota

A corporation formed in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $538 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Rhode Island?

$224 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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