Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC)
Registers an LLC formed outside Minnesota to do business in Minnesota.
How would you like to file?
Do it yourself
File it yourself with the state
Use the official Minnesota links below. You pay the state fee ($205) directly to the state, with no Ze Filing fee.
File on the Minnesota state websiteThese links open the official state website. Ze Filing is not a government agency.
Done for you
Let Ze Filing file it
We check your details, prepare the filing, submit it to the state and keep the filed copy in your client portal.
- State feePaid to the state at cost$205
- Ze Filing service feePrice on request
Filing methods
Online
| Processing type | Processing time | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Typically 2–5 business days | $205 |
In person
| Processing type | Processing time | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | While you wait | $205 |
By mail
| Processing type | Processing time | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | — | $185 |
- $205 online or in person; $185 by mail.
Processing times are shown only where the state publishes them and can change. State fees are set by the state; we confirm the current fee before filing.
Form details
- Category
- Foreign registration
- Form name
- Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC)
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota
- Filing office
- Minnesota Secretary of State — Business Services
- Filing type
- Foreign
- Entity
- LLC
What the state requires
- Minnesota registered office
Documents we need from you
- Your company’s formation documentIf available
Official sources
Fees and requirements checked against these sources on Nov 4, 2026.
Other Minnesota forms
- Articles of Organization (LLC)Formation
- Amendment (LLC)Amendments
- Annual Renewal (LLC)Annual reports
- Change of Registered Office and/or AgentRegistered agent changes
- Annual Reinstatement (LLC)Reinstatement
- Statement of Dissolution (LLC)Dissolution and withdrawal
- Withdrawal (Foreign LLC)Dissolution and withdrawal