Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from Connecticut: no Certificate of Legal Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and Minnesota each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$50	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	On or before March 31	December 31
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Connecticut first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Your Connecticut name and Minnesota's rules

We search Minnesota's records for Connecticut's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Minnesota agent and the Connecticut one

Connecticut and Minnesota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Minnesota's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Minnesota comes to $229 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Connecticut

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Connecticut business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Connecticut.

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Connecticut first.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Minnesota?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Connecticut companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Connecticut's filings.

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