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Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and North Dakota side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$40	$135 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state	the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	September 30	November 15
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with North Dakota

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Pennsylvania certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

North Dakota costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$374

Will your Pennsylvania name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Pennsylvania name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. Pennsylvania's list (the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. We search North Dakota's records for Pennsylvania's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: North Dakota and Pennsylvania

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus North Dakota comes to $206 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no North Dakota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to North Dakota

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in North Dakota?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$334 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $374 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and North Dakota?

$206 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

Will North Dakota accept my Pennsylvania name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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