Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$6	$145 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		May 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Virginia to North Dakota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. If North Dakota wants the Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Virginia corporation is registered with North Dakota.

Will your Virginia name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Virginia name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact Virginia name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Agents: North Dakota and Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus North Dakota comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to North Dakota

Does my Virginia company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Virginia corporation in North Dakota?

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

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and North Dakota?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $25 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

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