Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of North Dakota here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

North Dakota vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	pa.gov
Name endings	the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.	the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	November 15	September 30
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From North Dakota to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your North Dakota name and formation date. Nothing has to come from North Dakota first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with Pennsylvania.

Will your North Dakota name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your North Dakota name if it includes the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state. North Dakota's list (the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. We search Pennsylvania's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the North Dakota one

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; North Dakota says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for North Dakota; ours takes Pennsylvania's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, North Dakota plus Pennsylvania comes to $206 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in North Dakota files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Pennsylvania

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Pennsylvania law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Dakota.

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

No, Pennsylvania takes Form DSCB:15-412 without it.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Pennsylvania?

$206 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my North Dakota name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal of Foreign Registration; until then, Pennsylvania's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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