Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, an LLC formed in North Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

North Dakota vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$20	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Biennial Report, $25, every two years
Due	November 15	April 1 of each odd-numbered year
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How North Dakota companies register with Nebraska

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the North Dakota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. Once Nebraska approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$329

Will your North Dakota name work for Nebraska?

If another Nebraska company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Nebraska's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Nebraska and North Dakota

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; North Dakota says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for North Dakota; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Nebraska

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Nebraska

A corporation formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($52). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nebraska company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Nebraska that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Nebraska

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Nebraska?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Nebraska does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($50) and Nebraska's report ($25, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

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

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska 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 Nebraska LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

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

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