Foreign registration · no form number

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in Nevada registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of Nevada here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada and Montana side by side

	Nevada formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed online with Montana
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 15
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Nevada to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Montana registered agent, with your Nevada name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Nevada first, so the Montana filing can go in right away. After approval, your Nevada LLC is registered with Montana.

Your Nevada name and Montana's rules

We check your exact Nevada name against Montana's records before filing.

Your Montana agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Nevada plus Montana comes to $519 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Montana

A corporation formed in Nevada files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in Nevada

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Montana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Montana

Does my Nevada company need to register in Montana?

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

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

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Nevada.

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Montana?

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

What if I don't register with Montana?

A Nevada company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Montana can add a penalty of $5 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps Nevada's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

Nevada companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (foreign limited liability company); until then, Montana's report stays due alongside Nevada's filings.

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