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North Dakota Foreign LLC Route (2026): Entry Fees and the 3 Best Registration Services

2026 route for a foreign LLC registration in North Dakota: Mainstay Filing ($199), North Dakota Registered Agent.co ($199) and ND Registered Agents.org ($199), ranked first to last. On the three-year map, North Dakota stands 21st of 50 for foreign LLCs, with $135 to get in and $50 per report.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

North Dakota route markers

21st

of 50 on foreign LLC tolls

Counted from the lightest toll up. See the full map

Entry fee for outside LLCs
$135
October 2026 survey: sos.nd.gov
Checkpoint report
$50
Annual report
Home-state clearance
Required
Needed when you file
State toll, three years
$235
Only state tolls, miles one to three

Who walks the North Dakota route for you

How the stops were ordered: cost over three years, steps covered, renewal, North Dakota fit, fee labeling (method).

1. Mainstay Filing: best for several registrations at once

Our lead pick$199 plus the state toll; agent $149 a year from lap two

We put Mainstay Filing at the head of the route because it files the North Dakota registration for $199 above the state's entry fee, and the first agent year rides along free.

Three laps with it cost $100 more than with North Dakota Registered Agent.co; coverage is weighted 27%, and the extra stops it handles make up the difference.

From lap two the agent fare is $149 a year, whichever state it is.

The fare covers

  • The registration drafted and filed by Mainstay
  • No charge for registered agent duty while year one lasts
  • Fifty-state service

On the plus side

  • No agent fare in year one
  • All fifty states covered
  • $199 to cross in

On the minus side

  • Agent renewal of $149, $50 above North Dakota Registered Agent.co
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2. North Dakota Registered Agent.co: best for a small yearly agent fare

One state only$199 plus the state toll; agent $99 a year from lap two

Continuing, North Dakota Registered Agent.co is the second alternative, since $199 above the state's entry fee, then $99 a year.

The fare covers

  • Registration handled from start to filing
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • $199 above the state toll
  • Then $99 per lap
  • A free first agent lap

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
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3. ND Registered Agents.org: best for a nearby filer

One state only$199 plus the state toll; agent $99 a year from lap two

Continuing, ND Registered Agents.org is the third alternative, since $199 above the state's entry fee, then $99 a year.

Compared with North Dakota Registered Agent.co, the fares come out level.

The fare covers

  • Registration handled from start to filing
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • A free first agent lap
  • $199 above the state toll
  • Then $99 per lap

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
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The 3 stops compared

StopProviderLeg oneLater legsProvider cost, three years
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2North Dakota Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit North Dakota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3ND Registered Agents.org$199$99/yr$397Visit ND Registered Agents.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Provider fare pages, read November 12, 2026. The $135 state toll is in none of the rows.

Registration route calculator

The entry fee is $135, followed by the $50 report from year two, and each provider's fares are added.

$235 in state tolls plus $497 paid to Mainstay Filing makes $732 over 3 years.

North Dakota and the stops on either side of it

MileStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
19thKansas$205
20thWisconsin$230
21stNorth Dakota$235
22ndNew Jersey$250
23rdLouisiana$255

Every state is plotted in Foreign LLC fees by state.

North Dakota foreign LLC registration fee and form (official)

The North Dakota Secretary of State admits foreign LLCs on the Application for a Certificate of Authority (foreign limited liability company) and a $135 fee. Alongside it, the state wants certificate of status, good standing or existence from the home-state filing office.

Past entry it owes the annual report ($50), November 15.

Checklist before the crossing

  • Certificate of status, good standing or existence from the home-state filing office.
  • Registered home-state name and date of formation.
  • A registered agent inside the state, included with each pick.
  • Funds to cover the $135 state fee.

Why Mainstay Filing leads the route

Mainstay Filing pulled ahead of North Dakota Registered Agent.co on steps the service takes over, weighted 27%.

Reach across states counted for more than North Dakota Registered Agent.co's smaller renewal.

Questions along the way

What does North Dakota toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$135 at the state office. Provider fares: $199.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into North Dakota?

Entry is on the Application for a Certificate of Authority (foreign limited liability company), which goes to the North Dakota Secretary of State.

Does the gate ask for clearance from the home state?

It does: certificate of status, good standing or existence from the home-state filing office.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

There is: the annual report, which costs $50.

Does a foreign LLC need to carry a registered agent for North Dakota?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Which provider should take my foreign LLC across?

Mainstay Filing is stop one, because the service fee is $199 in any state, with agent duty free for the opening year; after that come North Dakota Registered Agent.co and ND Registered Agents.org.

Keep traveling

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker, via sos.nd.gov: North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker, via sos.nd.gov: North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker, via ndlegis.gov: North Dakota report due date, logged August 2026.
  4. Marker, via sos.nd.gov: North Dakota formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  5. Marker, via ndlegis.gov: North Dakota registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker, via sos.nd.gov: Secretary of State, registered agents, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker, via sos.nd.gov: Secretary of State, business services, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker, via sos.ks.gov: Kansas Secretary of State, register a business, logged October 2026.
  9. Marker, via sos.ks.gov: Form FA, foreign business application, logged October 2026.
  10. Marker, via ksrevisor.gov: K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker, via ksrevisor.gov: K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register, logged October 2026.
  12. Marker, via sos.ks.gov: Kansas Secretary of State, information reports, logged October 2026.
  13. Marker, via dfi.wi.gov: DFI Form 521, foreign registration statement for an, logged October 2026.
  14. Marker, via dfi.wi.gov: DFI fees, logged October 2026.
  15. Marker, via dfi.wi.gov: DFI file online, logged October 2026.
  16. Marker, via docs.legis.wisconsin.gov: Wis, logged October 2026.
  17. Marker, via docs.legis.wisconsin.gov: Wis, logged October 2026.
  18. Marker, via dfi.wi.gov: DFI Form 524, withdrawal of registration, logged October 2026.
  19. Marker, via njportal.com: NJ Division of Revenue, Business Formation service, logged October 2026.
  20. Marker, via nj.gov: NJ Division of Revenue, fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  21. Marker, via nj.gov: Public Records Filing for New Business Entity, logged October 2026.
  22. Marker, via pub.njleg.gov: New Jersey Revised Uniform LLC Act, logged October 2026.
  23. Marker, via njportal.com: NJ Annual Reports and Change Services, logged October 2026.
  24. Marker, via sos.la.gov: Louisiana Secretary of State, forms and fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  25. Marker, via sos.la.gov: Form 972, foreign LLC application, logged October 2026.
  26. Marker, via static.sos.la.gov: Fee schedule effective October 1, 2026, logged October 2026.
  27. Marker, via legis.la.gov: R.S. 12:1345, application for authority, logged October 2026.
  28. Marker, via legis.la.gov: R.S. 12:1354, effect of failing to obtain authority, logged October 2026.
  29. Marker, via legis.la.gov: R.S. 12:1350, registered agent, logged October 2026.
  30. North Dakota service page, Mainstay Filing, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  31. Pricing page, North Dakota Registered Agent.co, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  32. Pricing page, ND Registered Agents.org, company site surveyed November 12, 2026