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North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

An LLC formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Idaho side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	November 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Idaho

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho 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 names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. Once Idaho approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Idaho costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$322.50

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Idaho?

If another Idaho company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact North Dakota name against Idaho's records before filing.

Agents: Idaho and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Idaho

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Idaho comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Idaho

A corporation formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Idaho 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 Idaho

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Idaho law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$302.50 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $322.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, once North Dakota's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Idaho?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho 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 Idaho LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement ($20); until then, Idaho's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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