Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota and Washington side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Washington registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Washington
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	August 1	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Washington

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of North Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota corporation is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$419

Your North Dakota name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Washington

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Washington comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Washington

An LLC formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into North Dakota

A corporation formed in Washington 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 Washington

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $419 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Washington wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Washington?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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