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North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in North Carolina registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Carolina and North Dakota each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$135 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC	the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	April 15	November 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with North Dakota

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the North Carolina 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 North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Carolina to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$344

Your North Carolina name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your North Carolina name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. North Carolina's list (limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. We check your exact North Carolina name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Agents: North Dakota and North Carolina

North Carolina and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. North Dakota papers come to us; North Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus North Dakota comes to $402 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to North Dakota

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

Registering a North Dakota company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to North Dakota

Does my North Carolina company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $344 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and North Dakota?

$402 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my North Carolina name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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