Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Georgia registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia and Delaware side by side

	Georgia formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$10	$245 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	April 1	June 30
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Delaware

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

Will your Georgia name work for Delaware?

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

Your Delaware agent and the Georgia one

Georgia and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Delaware papers come to us; Georgia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Delaware comes to $334 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Delaware

An LLC formed in Georgia files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Delaware

Does my Georgia company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Delaware?

$334 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

How do I get a Georgia certificate of good standing?

Georgia issues the Certificate of Existence online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee ($10).

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