Foreign registration · Form FA

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers an LLC from North Dakota as a foreign LLC on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of North Dakota here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Dakota records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What North Dakota and Kansas each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$20	$115 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	November 15	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How North Dakota companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date. No North Dakota paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. Once Kansas approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Will your North Dakota name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and North Dakota

Kansas calls it a resident agent; North Dakota says registered agent. Kansas papers come to us; North Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Kansas

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Kansas

A corporation formed in North Dakota files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into North Dakota

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Kansas

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Dakota.

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

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($50) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30); until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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