The North Dakota Certificate of Withdrawal — Foreign Corporation Application is a document that is used by foreign corporations that wish to do business in North Dakota to dissolve their legal standing in the state. It is used to terminate the corporation's legal standing in North Dakota and to close out any outstanding business the company may have in the state. There are two types of North Dakota Certificate of Withdrawal — Foreign Corporation Applications: for a voluntary withdrawal and for a mandatory withdrawal. A voluntary withdrawal is used to dissolve the corporation in North Dakota when it has no outstanding business in the state. A mandatory withdrawal is used when the corporation has outstanding business in the state, such as pending litigation, unresolved tax issues, or other unresolved matters. The application must be filed with the Secretary of State’s office and must include the corporation’s name, date of incorporation, and a statement that the corporation wishes to withdraw from North Dakota. It must also include the signatures of all the corporation's officers.