North Dakota AMENDED CERTIFICATE of AUTHORITY FOREIGN CORPORATION APPLICATION is used to register a foreign corporation in the state of North Dakota. It is a document that must be completed and filed with the North Dakota Secretary of State's Office to legally operate a business in the state. The application requires information such as the name of the foreign corporation, its registered agent, the state of incorporation, and other necessary details. Once the application is approved by the North Dakota Secretary of State, the foreign corporation will have the authority to do business in North Dakota. There are two types of North Dakota AMENDED CERTIFICATE of AUTHORITY FOREIGN CORPORATION APPLICATION: initial application and renewal application. The initial application is used for first-time registrations and the renewal application is used to update an existing registration.