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Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers an LLC from Arizona as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Arizona and North Dakota each ask for

	Arizona formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$135 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due		November 15
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Arizona companies register with North Dakota

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Arizona certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, North Dakota's filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arizona to North Dakota

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

Your Arizona name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Arizona

North Dakota calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes North Dakota's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Arizona and North Dakota

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Arizona files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Arizona

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to North Dakota

Does my Arizona company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

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

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and North Dakota's report ($50).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

Will North Dakota accept my Arizona 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 Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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