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New York LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in New York that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State from your New York records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New York and North Dakota side by side

	New York formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$25	$135 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	November 15
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From New York to North Dakota, step by step

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the New York certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota registered agent, with your New York name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New York certificate takes days to arrive, so the North Dakota filing waits for it. Once North Dakota approves it, the New York company can do business there.

First-year cost, New York to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$359

Your New York name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your New York name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the New York name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We search North Dakota's records for New York's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: North Dakota and New York

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

Staying in good standing in New York and North Dakota

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to North Dakota

A corporation formed in New York files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into New York

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about North Dakota

Does my New York company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a New York business operates there; North Dakota does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$334 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $359 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and North Dakota's report ($50).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge a New York company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my New York name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C..

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

New York companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside New York's filings.

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