Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form DOS-1361-f-a

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in New York

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a, with $250 in state fees. New York also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than one year. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Minnesota and New York side by side

	Minnesota formed here	New York registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$250 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 New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.mn.gov	dos.ny.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	December 31	During the calendar month in which the Application for Authority was filed, every 2 years
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our New York registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with New York

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our New York order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets New York's limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form DOS-1361-f-a
It lists us as your New York registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the New York filing can go in the same day. Once New York approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

New York costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of New York registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$454

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

Your Minnesota name and New York's rules

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

Your New York agent and the Minnesota one

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and New York

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to New York

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form DOS-1335-f-a with New York ($225 in state fees). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New York into Minnesota

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

Common questions: Minnesota to New York

Does my Minnesota company need to register in New York?

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

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

$449 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $454 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New York wants it ($5), no more than one year old at filing.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days; Minnesota's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

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

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from New York later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Surrender of Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New York's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

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