Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Nebraska files an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Delaware vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$50	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	March 1	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Delaware companies register with Nebraska

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Nebraska wants the Delaware certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Nebraska filing waits for it. Once Nebraska approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

First-year cost, Delaware to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$359

Will your Delaware name work for Nebraska?

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Delaware company. We search Nebraska's records for Delaware's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Nebraska agent and the Delaware one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Delaware says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Delaware's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Nebraska

Delaware wants the Annual Franchise Tax Report every year ($50); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Delaware

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Delaware company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Nebraska issues one to Delaware corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $359 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($50) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Delaware company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

Yes: the Delaware registered agent stays, and ours covers Nebraska for year one.

Will Nebraska accept my Delaware name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Delaware name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Delaware companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

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