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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Ohio that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Ohio here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and Minnesota each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$5	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due		December 31
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Ohio to Minnesota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date. No Ohio paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. Once Minnesota approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

Will your Ohio name work for Minnesota?

We search Minnesota's records for Ohio's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Minnesota and Ohio

Minnesota calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes Minnesota's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Ohio

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Minnesota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Minnesota

Does my Ohio company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Ohio.

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Ohio first.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Minnesota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Minnesota's report (no fee).

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Ohio companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

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