Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from North Dakota as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Missouri side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$105 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	No annual report
Due	November 15
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From North Dakota to Missouri, 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 Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of North Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Missouri

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Missouri

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Missouri

A corporation formed in North Dakota files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Missouri

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Missouri law lists 7 activities that do not count on their own.

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($50) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Missouri can add a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Missouri require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Missouri yearly report, and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Missouri registration and North Dakota's filings stay in place.

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