Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers an LLC from Delaware as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware and North Dakota side by side

	Delaware formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$50	$135 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	On or before June 1	November 15
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Delaware companies register with North Dakota

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). North Dakota wants the Delaware 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 Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the North Dakota filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

First-year cost, Delaware to North Dakota

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

Your Delaware name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Delaware

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus North Dakota comes to $599 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Delaware

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Delaware company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

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

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and North Dakota?

$599 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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