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Foreign registration · no form number

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in Minnesota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota and Connecticut side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$120 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 online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	December 31	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Connecticut

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. An instant Minnesota certificate reaches Connecticut only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the Connecticut filing can go in the same day. Once Connecticut approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

First-year cost, Minnesota to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$324

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Minnesota name and Connecticut's rules

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

Agents: Connecticut and Minnesota

Minnesota and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Minnesota; ours takes Connecticut's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Connecticut comes to $229 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Minnesota files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Minnesota

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

Common questions: Minnesota to Connecticut

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Connecticut?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Minnesota company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

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