Indiana

Foreign registration · State Form 56369

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

To do business in Indiana, an LLC formed in North Dakota registers there on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Indiana side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$105 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Indiana
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	November 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

From North Dakota to Indiana, 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 Indiana order. Indiana counts 60 days from the day North Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It names us as your Indiana registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Indiana's filing goes in. Once Indiana approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Indiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$324

Your North Dakota name and Indiana's rules

We search Indiana's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Indiana agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Indiana

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Indiana into North Dakota

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Indiana

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Indiana law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$304 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($50) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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