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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island and North Dakota side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$22	$135 at order
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 North Dakota
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	May 1	November 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with North Dakota

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). North Dakota wants the Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Rhode Island takes to send the certificate before the North Dakota filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$356

Your Rhode Island name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Rhode Island

North Dakota calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus North Dakota comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $356 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($22), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and North Dakota?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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