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Living in Minnesota with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Minnesota and does business here, it generally registers with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services as a foreign LLC. The fee is $185.

Do I have to register?

Minnesota expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeMinnesota foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$185$285
Delaware$110$185$295
Nevada$425$185$610

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Minnesota (2026)

Want it handled? For Minnesota, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $185 state fee = $384; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Minnesota checkout showed $404 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.
  2. 2. MN Registered Agent.org $199 + the $185 state fee = $384; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co $199 + the $185 state fee = $384; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Minnesota page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.

What you keep up

Annual renewal (Minnesota Secretary of State), no fee (due: december 31). You also keep a registered agent in Minnesota.

Minnesota questions

Can I run an LLC from Minnesota if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Minnesota generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services takes the filing.

What does Minnesota charge a foreign LLC?

$185.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Not for an LLC. Minnesota does not ask for a home-state certificate.

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