Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

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

South Dakota and Nevada side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	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	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

From South Dakota to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nevada registered agent, with your South Dakota name and formation date. If Nevada wants the South Dakota certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your South Dakota corporation is registered with Nevada.

Will your South Dakota name work for Nevada?

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

Agents: Nevada and South Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Nevada

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; 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, South Dakota to Nevada

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nevada into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Nevada that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Nevada

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, 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 South Dakota's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Nevada?

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

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but South 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 South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

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

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