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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Rhode Island here, not even the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island and Minnesota side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$22	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	May 1	December 31
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date. No Rhode Island paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Your Rhode Island name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact Rhode Island name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Your Minnesota agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Minnesota comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Minnesota

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island.

Do I need Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island first.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Minnesota?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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