Minnesota

Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Alaska files Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Minnesota and Alaska each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$350 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Alaska
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	sos.mn.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	December 31	January 2 of the filing year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

From Minnesota to Alaska, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Minnesota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 08-0497
It names us as your Alaska registered agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the Alaska filing. Once Alaska approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Alaska costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$554

Your Minnesota name and Alaska's rules

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

Agents: Alaska and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: Alaska and Minnesota

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Alaska

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alaska company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Alaska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Alaska

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once a Minnesota business operates there; Alaska law lists 9 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Alaska registration cost?

$549 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $554 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants it ($5), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

Alaska says online filings post as soon as they are paid; Minnesota's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

A Minnesota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Alaska can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing Form 08-502 ($25); until then, Alaska's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

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