Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

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

What Washington and Minnesota each ask for

	Washington formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$20	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	December 31
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Washington companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Washington first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Your Washington name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact Washington name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Your Minnesota agent and the Washington one

Washington and Minnesota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Washington; ours takes Minnesota's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Washington and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Minnesota comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Washington

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Minnesota

Does my Washington company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Washington 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 Washington.

Do I need Washington'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 Washington first.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Minnesota?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Washington company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Washington registered agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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