Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

An LLC formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 180 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.

What North Dakota and Mississippi each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	November 15	April 15
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From North Dakota to Mississippi, 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 Mississippi order. Mississippi counts 180 days from the day North Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Mississippi filing goes in. Once Mississippi approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Mississippi

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$469

Your North Dakota name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Mississippi comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Mississippi

A corporation formed in North Dakota files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Mississippi

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Mississippi?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$449 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $469 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Mississippi wants it ($20), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Mississippi?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Mississippi can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Mississippi LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Mississippi's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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