Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$135 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	November 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Kansas to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Kansas 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 Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, North Dakota's filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

North Dakota costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$341.50

Your Kansas name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Kansas

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to North Dakota

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

The other way: North Dakota into Kansas

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

Questions Kansas owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Kansas company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $341.50 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($7.50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and North Dakota's report ($50).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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