Foreign registration · no form number

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

To do business in Nevada, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada asks nothing of Montana here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Montana and Nevada each ask for

	Montana formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Montana companies register with Nevada

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

Will your Montana name work for Nevada?

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Nevada comes to $519 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Nevada

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about Nevada

Does my Montana company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Montana.

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Montana first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Nevada?

$519 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a Montana company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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