Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

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

What Georgia and Minnesota each ask for

	Georgia formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	April 1	December 31
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Georgia first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. Once Minnesota approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Your Georgia name and Minnesota's rules

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

Agents: Minnesota and Georgia

Georgia and Minnesota both call it a registered agent. Minnesota papers come to us; Georgia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Minnesota comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Georgia

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Minnesota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Georgia company need to register in Minnesota?

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

How much does it cost to register a Georgia LLC in Minnesota?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Georgia.

Do I need Georgia'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 Georgia first.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Minnesota?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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