Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers an LLC from South Dakota as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada asks nothing of South Dakota here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota vs Nevada: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nevada registered agent, with your South Dakota name and formation date. Nothing has to come from South Dakota first, so the Nevada filing can go in right away. Once Nevada approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Your South Dakota name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and South Dakota

South Dakota and Nevada both call it a registered agent. Nevada papers come to us; South Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nevada and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Nevada comes to $554 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Nevada

A corporation formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nevada company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Nevada

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a South Dakota business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota LLC in Nevada?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay South Dakota.

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from South Dakota first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Nevada?

$554 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a South Dakota company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but South Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

South Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside South Dakota's filings.

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