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Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Montana records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Montana vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$5	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Biennial Report, $25, every two years
Due	April 15	April 1 of each odd-numbered year
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Montana to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Montana certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. Once Nebraska approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for Montana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$314

Your Montana name and Nebraska's rules

If another Nebraska company uses the Montana name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Montana name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the Montana one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Montana says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Montana; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Nebraska

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($52). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nebraska company in Montana

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

Common questions: Montana to Nebraska

Does my Montana company need to register in Nebraska?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report ($20) and Nebraska's report ($25, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

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

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Montana name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Montana name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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