Minnesota

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New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of New Hampshire here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing (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	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	April 1	December 31
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From New Hampshire to Minnesota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date. Nothing has to come from New Hampshire first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. Once Minnesota approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

Your New Hampshire name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact New Hampshire name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Your Minnesota agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Minnesota comes to $251 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Minnesota

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Minnesota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: New Hampshire to Minnesota

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire.

Do I need New Hampshire'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 New Hampshire first.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Minnesota?

$251 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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