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Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Alaska that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alaska and North Dakota each ask for

	Alaska formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$135 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	November 15
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Alaska to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Alaska certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the North Dakota filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alaska to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$344

Will your Alaska name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Alaska name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Alaska name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We search North Dakota's records for Alaska's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: North Dakota and Alaska

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

Staying in good standing in Alaska and North Dakota

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Alaska files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Alaska

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Alaska company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; North Dakota does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska LLC in North Dakota?

$334 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $344 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and North Dakota's report ($50).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge an Alaska company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Alaska name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C..

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

Alaska companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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