Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of North Dakota here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Dakota and Minnesota each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$20	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	November 15	December 31
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date. No North Dakota paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Will your North Dakota name work for Minnesota?

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

Your Minnesota agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Minnesota comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Minnesota

A corporation formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into North Dakota

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

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Minnesota

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Dakota.

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

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from North Dakota first.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Minnesota?

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

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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