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Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Virginia that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Virginia and North Dakota side by side

	Virginia formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$6	$135 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	November 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Virginia to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Virginia 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 Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the North Dakota filing. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with North Dakota.

First-year cost, Virginia to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$340

Will your Virginia name work for North Dakota?

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Virginia one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus North Dakota comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Virginia

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: Virginia to North Dakota

Does my Virginia company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $340 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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