Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in Michigan registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan and North Dakota side by side

	Michigan formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$135 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	February 15	November 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Michigan to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Michigan 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 Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with North Dakota.

North Dakota costs for Michigan companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$344

Will your Michigan name work for North Dakota?

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Michigan one

North Dakota calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes North Dakota's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus North Dakota comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Michigan

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Michigan company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $344 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and North Dakota?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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