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Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Missouri that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Missouri vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$135 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due		November 15
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Missouri to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Missouri 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 Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, North Dakota's filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

First-year cost, Missouri to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$344

Your Missouri name and North Dakota's rules

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and North Dakota

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Missouri files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Missouri

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to North Dakota

Does my Missouri company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Missouri 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 $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $344 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and North Dakota's report ($50).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Missouri 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 Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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