Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota and Vermont side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$155 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	August 1	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Vermont

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont counts 30 days from the day North Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$374

Will your North Dakota name work for Vermont?

If another Vermont company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Vermont comes to $424 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Vermont

An LLC formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Vermont 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 Vermont

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $374 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Vermont wants it ($20), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once North Dakota's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Vermont?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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