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New York LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers an LLC from New York as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New York and South Dakota each ask for

	New York formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$750 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 South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From New York to South 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 South Dakota order. South 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 South 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 South Dakota filing waits for it. After approval, your New York LLC is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, New York to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$974

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your New York name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your New York name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the New York name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the New York name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the New York one

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

Staying in good standing in New York and South Dakota

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to South Dakota

A corporation formed in New York files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in New York

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

Common questions: New York to South Dakota

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

Yes, once a New York business operates there; South Dakota law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$949 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $974 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, plus mail time for New York's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

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

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and South Dakota's report ($55).

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my New York name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New York name at home. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

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

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