Foreign registration · Form DOS-1361-f-a

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in New York

To do business in New York, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on Form DOS-1361-f-a, with $250 in state fees. New York also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within one year. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Montana and New York each ask for

	Montana formed here	New York registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	dos.ny.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	April 15	During the calendar month in which the Application for Authority was filed, every 2 years
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our New York registered agent

How Montana companies register with New York

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our New York order. New York counts one year from the day Montana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form DOS-1361-f-a
It lists us as your New York registered agent, next to your Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the New York filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with New York.

First-year cost, Montana to New York

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of New York registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$454

New York's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Montana name and New York's rules

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

Your New York agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: New York and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to New York

A corporation formed in Montana files Form DOS-1335-f-a with New York ($225 in state fees). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New York into Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about New York

Does my Montana company need to register in New York?

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

How much does it cost to register a Montana LLC in New York?

$449 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $454 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New York wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than one year old at filing.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, once Montana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report ($20) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

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

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New York later?

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

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