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Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in Minnesota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$5	$135 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 North Dakota
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	December 31	November 15
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Minnesota to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Minnesota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota 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 North Dakota filing. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with North Dakota.

North Dakota costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$339

Your Minnesota name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Minnesota

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus North Dakota comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Minnesota files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Minnesota

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

Questions Minnesota owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Minnesota company need to register in North Dakota?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$334 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $339 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and North Dakota?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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