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Florida LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in Florida registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida and North Dakota side by side

	Florida formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$5	$135 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC	the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	May 1	November 15
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Florida companies register with North Dakota

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Florida 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 Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the North Dakota filing can go in the same day. Once North Dakota approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

North Dakota costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$339

Will your Florida name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Florida name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. Florida's list (Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. We search North Dakota's records for Florida's name on file before anything is filed.

Your North Dakota agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus North Dakota comes to $337.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to North Dakota

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

The other way: North Dakota into Florida

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to North Dakota

Does my Florida company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $339 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and North Dakota?

$337.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Florida name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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