Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 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 Iowa side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	November 15	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From North Dakota to Iowa, 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 Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of North Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Iowa filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with Iowa.

Iowa costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$319

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Dakota company. We search Iowa's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the North Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and North Dakota

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Iowa

A corporation formed in North Dakota files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into North Dakota

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Iowa

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Iowa?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($50) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa 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 Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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