Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from Montana: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana and Minnesota side by side

	Montana formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$5	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	April 15	December 31
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Montana companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Montana name and formation date. No Montana paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Will your Montana name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Minnesota comes to $169 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Montana

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Minnesota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Montana company need to register in Minnesota?

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

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Montana.

Do I need Montana'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 Montana first.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Minnesota?

$169 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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