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Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Louisiana and North Dakota side by side

	Louisiana formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$25	$135 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	November 15
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with North Dakota

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Louisiana 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 Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Louisiana to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$359

Will your Louisiana name work for North Dakota?

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Louisiana one

Louisiana and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Louisiana's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus North Dakota comes to $239 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Louisiana

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to North Dakota

Does my Louisiana company need to register in North Dakota?

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

How much does it cost to register a Louisiana LLC in North Dakota?

$334 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $359 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and North Dakota?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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