Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers an LLC from Missouri as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from Missouri: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Missouri vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due		December 31
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Missouri to Minnesota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. No Missouri paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. Once Minnesota approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Your Missouri name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact Missouri name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Agents: Minnesota and Missouri

Missouri and Minnesota both call it a registered agent. Minnesota papers come to us; Missouri's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Missouri files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Missouri company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Missouri business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Missouri.

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Missouri first.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Minnesota?

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

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Missouri companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

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