Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in Illinois that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Illinois and Delaware each ask for

	Illinois formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$25	$245 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	ilsos.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	June 30
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Delaware

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date. If Delaware wants the Illinois certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Illinois corporation is registered with Delaware.

Will your Illinois name work for Delaware?

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

Agents: Delaware and Illinois

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Delaware comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Delaware

An LLC formed in Illinois files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Delaware

Does my Illinois company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois corporation in Delaware?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Delaware?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Illinois 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 Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

How do I get an Illinois certificate of good standing?

Illinois issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link ($25).

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