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Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin and North Dakota side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$135 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	November 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with North Dakota

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the North Dakota filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with North Dakota.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$344

Will your Wisconsin name work for North Dakota?

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

Your North Dakota agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus North Dakota comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to North Dakota

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

The other way: North Dakota into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no North Dakota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $344 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and North Dakota?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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