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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Indiana that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana and North Dakota side by side

	Indiana formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$15	$135 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	November 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Indiana companies register with North Dakota

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Indiana 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 Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, North Dakota's filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Indiana to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$349

Your Indiana name and North Dakota's rules

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and North Dakota

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Indiana files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Indiana

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Indiana company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $349 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and North Dakota's report ($50).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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