Foreign registration · no form number

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in Washington registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Washington and North Dakota each ask for

	Washington formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$20	$135 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	November 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Washington to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Washington certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota registered agent, with your Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the North Dakota filing. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with North Dakota.

North Dakota costs for Washington companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$354

Will your Washington name work for North Dakota?

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Washington one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Washington

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus North Dakota comes to $269 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Washington

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Washington company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Washington 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 $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $354 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and North Dakota?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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