Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

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

Kentucky vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	On or before June 30	December 31
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Minnesota

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and Kentucky

Kentucky and Minnesota both call it a registered agent. Minnesota papers come to us; Kentucky's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Minnesota comes to $164 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Kentucky

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Minnesota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Minnesota

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Minnesota?

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

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

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kentucky.

Do I need Kentucky'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 Kentucky first.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Minnesota?

$164 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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