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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Ohio that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Ohio and North Dakota side by side

	Ohio formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$5	$135 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due		November 15
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Ohio to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Ohio certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Ohio LLC is registered with North Dakota.

First-year cost, Ohio to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$339

Your Ohio name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Ohio name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Ohio name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We check your exact Ohio name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the Ohio one

North Dakota calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Ohio

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

Common questions: Ohio to North Dakota

Does my Ohio company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; North Dakota does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in North Dakota?

$334 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $339 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and North Dakota's report ($50).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge an Ohio company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Ohio name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C..

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

Ohio companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

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