Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from Kansas: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kansas and Minnesota each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	December 31
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date. No Kansas paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. After approval, your Kansas LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Will your Kansas name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and Kansas

Minnesota calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Minnesota papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Minnesota

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

The other way: Minnesota into Kansas

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Minnesota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Minnesota

Does my Kansas company need to register in Minnesota?

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

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

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kansas.

Do I need Kansas'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 Kansas first.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Minnesota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Minnesota's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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