Foreign registration · no form number

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

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

Wyoming and North Dakota side by side

	Wyoming formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$135 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month	November 15
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with North Dakota

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Wyoming 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 Wyoming name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wyoming delays the North Dakota filing. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with North Dakota.

North Dakota costs for Wyoming companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$334

Your Wyoming name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Wyoming

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus North Dakota comes to $260.44 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to North Dakota

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

The other way: North Dakota into Wyoming

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Wyoming company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and North Dakota?

$260.44 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $61.44 to Wyoming and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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