Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and North Dakota each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$50	$135 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	On or before March 31	November 15
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with North Dakota

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). North Dakota wants the Connecticut 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 Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with North Dakota.

North Dakota costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$384

Your Connecticut name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus North Dakota comes to $279 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to North Dakota

Does my Connecticut company need to register in North Dakota?

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

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut LLC in North Dakota?

$334 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $384 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and North Dakota?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Connecticut 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 Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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