Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers an LLC from North Dakota as a foreign LLC on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your North Dakota records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What North Dakota and Rhode Island each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	November 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How North Dakota companies register with Rhode Island

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island counts 60 days from the day North Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$375

Will your North Dakota name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the North Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, North Dakota plus Rhode Island comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in North Dakota files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into North Dakota

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Rhode Island

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

$355 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $375 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Rhode Island?

$249 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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