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Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Illinois that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Illinois and North Dakota each ask for

	Illinois formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$25	$135 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	November 15
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Illinois to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Illinois 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 Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the North Dakota filing. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with North Dakota.

North Dakota costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$359

Will your Illinois name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Illinois name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Illinois name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We check your exact Illinois name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the Illinois one

Illinois and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Illinois; ours takes North Dakota's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Illinois and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus North Dakota comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Illinois files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Illinois company need to register in North Dakota?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois LLC in North Dakota?

$334 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $359 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and North Dakota?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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