Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Wisconsin vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$145 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	May 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Wisconsin to North Dakota, step by step

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

Your Wisconsin name and North Dakota's rules

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus North Dakota comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in North Dakota that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to North Dakota

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and North Dakota?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $25 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into North Dakota, by home state (48)

Wisconsin into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC