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Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in Vermont registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Vermont vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Vermont formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$35	$135 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	November 15
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Vermont companies register with North Dakota

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Vermont certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the North Dakota filing. After approval, your Vermont LLC is registered with North Dakota.

First-year cost, Vermont to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$369

Will your Vermont name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Vermont name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Vermont name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We search North Dakota's records for Vermont's name on file before anything is filed.

Your North Dakota agent and the Vermont one

Vermont and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Vermont; ours takes North Dakota's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Vermont and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus North Dakota comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Vermont files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Vermont

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Vermont company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Vermont 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 $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $369 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($35), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and North Dakota?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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