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An out-of-state LLC in Minnesota

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Minnesota, it registers with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services for a fee of $185.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Minnesota, and Minnesota’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate of authority; Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities that are not transacting business; Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences. If the answer is not clear, a Minnesota attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota
  • Filed with: Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
  • Fee: $185
  • Paper from your formation state: None for an LLC
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Minnesota

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Minnesota (2026)

Handing the Minnesota registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  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, including $20 in state processing charges (checked October 29, 2026).
  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 from each provider’s Minnesota page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.

Where Minnesota sits

34th cheapest of 50 at $185, in the band $150 to $249. It does not ask an LLC for paper from the formation state, unlike 36 others.

Minnesota questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Minnesota?

Minnesota registers foreign LLCs through the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services. Whether your activity requires it is set by Minnesota’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $185.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Minnesota?

Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual renewal (Minnesota Secretary of State), no fee (due: december 31), and a registered agent in the state.

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