Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in Michigan registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Michigan here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Minnesota side by side

	Michigan formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing (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	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	February 15	December 31
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date. No Michigan paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. Once Minnesota approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Will your Michigan name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and Michigan

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Minnesota comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Michigan

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Michigan company need to register in Minnesota?

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

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

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Michigan.

Do I need Michigan'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 Michigan first.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Minnesota?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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