Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers an LLC from North Dakota as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Connecticut side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$120 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	November 15	On or before March 31
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From North Dakota to Connecticut, step by step

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut counts 90 days from the day North Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Connecticut filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with Connecticut.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$339

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact North Dakota name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Connecticut comes to $279 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Connecticut

A corporation formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Connecticut

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Connecticut?

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

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

$319 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $339 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Connecticut?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a North Dakota company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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