Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your North Dakota records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

North Dakota and Arizona side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	No annual report
Due	November 15
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How North Dakota companies register with Arizona

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Arizona accepts it within 60 days of North Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Arizona filing goes in. Once Arizona approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$407.30

Your North Dakota name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the North Dakota one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; North Dakota says registered agent. Arizona papers come to us; North Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arizona and North Dakota

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Arizona

A corporation formed in North Dakota files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Arizona

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $407.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

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

Yes: Arizona wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, once North Dakota's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($50) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my North Dakota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its North Dakota name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and North Dakota's filings stay in place.

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