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Foreign registration · no form number

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Indiana here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Indiana and Minnesota each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$15	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	December 31
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Indiana to Minnesota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date. No Indiana paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. Once Minnesota approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Your Indiana name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact Indiana name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Agents: Minnesota and Indiana

Indiana and Minnesota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Indiana; ours takes Minnesota's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Indiana files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Indiana

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Indiana company need to register in Minnesota?

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

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Indiana.

Do I need Indiana'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 Indiana first.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Minnesota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Minnesota's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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