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Foreign registration · Form 617

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

To do business in Ohio, an LLC formed in Minnesota registers there on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio asks nothing of Minnesota here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Minnesota records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What Minnesota and Ohio each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$99 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 Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mn.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	No annual report
Due	December 31
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Minnesota companies register with Ohio

We prepare and file Form 617
It names us as your Ohio statutory agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date. No Minnesota paperwork holds up the Ohio filing. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with Ohio.

Your Minnesota name and Ohio's rules

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

Your Ohio agent and the Minnesota one

Ohio calls it a statutory agent; Minnesota says registered agent. Ohio papers come to us; Minnesota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Ohio and Minnesota

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

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Ohio

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form 530A with Ohio ($99 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Ohio into Minnesota

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

Common questions: Minnesota to Ohio

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Ohio?

Yes, once a Minnesota business operates there; Ohio law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Ohio registration cost?

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Minnesota.

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

No, Ohio takes Form 617 without it.

How long does the Ohio registration take?

Ohio's standard processing takes 3 to 7 business days; nothing comes from Minnesota first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Ohio?

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

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

Yes: the Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Ohio for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Ohio LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Ohio registration and Minnesota's filings stay in place.

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