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Foreign registration · no form number

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers a corporation from Ohio as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Ohio and North Dakota side by side

	Ohio formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$5	$145 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		May 15
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Ohio to North Dakota, step by step

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

Your Ohio name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Ohio name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We search North Dakota's records for Ohio's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: North Dakota and Ohio

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

Staying in good standing in Ohio and North Dakota

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Ohio

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Ohio company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in North Dakota?

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and North Dakota's report ($25).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

Will North Dakota accept my Ohio name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

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