Foreign registration · Form CD 241

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Georgia

To do business in Georgia, an LLC formed in North Dakota registers there on Form CD 241, with $235 in state fees. Georgia needs nothing from North Dakota: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota and Georgia side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Georgia registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$235 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Georgia
Paid expedite		2-business-day $120, same-day $275, 1-hour $1,200
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.ga.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Registration, $60, every year
Due	November 15	April 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Georgia registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Georgia

We prepare and file Form CD 241
It lists us as your Georgia registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date. No North Dakota paperwork holds up the Georgia filing. Once Georgia approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Your North Dakota name and Georgia's rules

Georgia can hold a name for 30 days for $25 before you file.

Your Georgia agent and the North Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Georgia and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Georgia's Annual Registration ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Georgia comes to $259 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Georgia company in North Dakota

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

Common questions: North Dakota to Georgia

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Georgia?

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

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

$434 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Dakota.

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

No, Georgia takes Form CD 241 without it.

How long does the Georgia registration take?

Georgia's online processing takes about 7 business days; nothing comes from North Dakota first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $120, same-day $275.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Georgia?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $60 to Georgia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Georgia?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Georgia can add a penalty of $500.

Does Georgia require a registered agent?

Yes: the North Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Georgia for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Georgia LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Georgia later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of Certificate of Authority; until then, Georgia's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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