Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in Georgia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$135 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	April 1	November 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Georgia companies register with North Dakota

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the North Dakota filing. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with North Dakota.

North Dakota costs for Georgia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$344

Your Georgia name and North Dakota's rules

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus North Dakota comes to $259 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Georgia

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

Questions Georgia owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Georgia company need to register in North Dakota?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$334 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $344 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and North Dakota?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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