Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers a corporation from Connecticut as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut and Delaware side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$80	$245 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	business.ct.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	June 30
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Connecticut to Delaware, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date. If Delaware wants the Connecticut certificate, it is ordered first. Once Delaware approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Will your Connecticut name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Connecticut one

Connecticut and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Delaware's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Delaware and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Delaware comes to $424 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Delaware

An LLC formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Connecticut

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Delaware

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once a Connecticut business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Connecticut corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut corporation in Delaware?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Delaware?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Connecticut companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Connecticut's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Connecticut?

It files Connecticut's registration with $385 in state fees.

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