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Living in North Dakota with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside North Dakota and does business here, it generally registers with the North Dakota Secretary of State as a foreign LLC. The fee is $135.

Do I have to register?

North Dakota 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 Application for a Certificate of Authority (foreign limited liability company).

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

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

LLC formed inFormation feeNorth Dakota foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$135$235
Delaware$110$135$245
Nevada$425$135$560

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 North Dakota (2026)

Want it handled? For North Dakota, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $135 state fee = $334; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. ND Registered Agents.org $199 + the $135 state fee = $334; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. North Dakota Registered Agent.co $199 + the $135 state fee = $334; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

What you keep up

Annual report (filed with the Secretary of State), $50 (due: november 15). You also keep a registered agent in North Dakota.

North Dakota questions

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

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

What does North Dakota charge a foreign LLC?

$135.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Yes. Certificate of status, good standing or existence from the home-state filing office.

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