Foreign registration · no form number

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, a corporation formed in Vermont registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Vermont vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Vermont formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$25	$145 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	May 15
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Vermont to North Dakota, step by step

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

Will your Vermont name work for North Dakota?

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Vermont one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus North Dakota comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Vermont files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Vermont

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to North Dakota

Does my Vermont company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and North Dakota?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and $25 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

A Vermont company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Vermont 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 Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

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