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Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Mississippi and North Dakota each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$25	$135 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	April 15	November 15
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with North Dakota

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Mississippi 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 Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the North Dakota filing. After approval, your Mississippi LLC is registered with North Dakota.

First-year cost, Mississippi to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$359

Will your Mississippi name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Mississippi name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Mississippi name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We check your exact Mississippi name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus North Dakota comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Mississippi files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Mississippi

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Mississippi company need to register in North Dakota?

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

How much does it cost to register a Mississippi LLC in North Dakota?

$334 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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