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North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from North Dakota as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota vs Vermont: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$155 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	November 15	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Vermont

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont counts 90 days from the day North Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$374

Your North Dakota name and Vermont's rules

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Dakota company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Vermont

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Vermont comes to $369 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Vermont

A corporation formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Vermont

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Vermont?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $374 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Vermont wants it ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once North Dakota's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Vermont?

$369 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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