Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers an LLC from North Dakota as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota vs Washington: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Washington registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Washington
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	November 15	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Washington

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of North Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$419

Will your North Dakota name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the North Dakota one

North Dakota and Washington both call it a registered agent. Washington papers come to us; North Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Washington

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Washington comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Washington

A corporation formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Washington

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$399 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $419 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Washington?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in North Dakota?

It files North Dakota's registration with $135 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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