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Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of South Carolina here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina and Minnesota side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due		December 31
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Minnesota registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Minnesota

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and South Carolina

Minnesota calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Minnesota papers come to us; South Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Minnesota and South Carolina

South Carolina 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, South Carolina to Minnesota

A corporation formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Minnesota

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a South Carolina 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 South Carolina.

Do I need South Carolina'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 South Carolina first.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Minnesota?

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

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A South Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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