Foreign registration · no form number

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, a corporation formed in Washington registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Washington and North Dakota each ask for

	Washington formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$20	$145 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Washington to North Dakota, step by step

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

Will your Washington name work for North Dakota?

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

Agents: North Dakota and Washington

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Washington

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

LLC or corporation, Washington to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Washington files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Washington

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Washington company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Washington's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

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