Minnesota

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Foreign registration · Form L025

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Minnesota records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Minnesota vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
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 Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	No annual report
Due	December 31
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Minnesota to Arizona, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Arizona's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the Arizona filing. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with Arizona.

First-year cost, Minnesota to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$392.30

Your Minnesota name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the Minnesota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for Minnesota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the Minnesota one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Minnesota says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Minnesota; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Arizona

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Arizona

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Minnesota

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

Common questions: Minnesota to Arizona

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Minnesota business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $392.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Minnesota's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Minnesota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Minnesota name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Minnesota's filings stay in place.

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