Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

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

Kentucky and Delaware side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$10	$245 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	On or before June 30	June 30
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Delaware

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

Your Kentucky name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Kentucky

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Kentucky

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Delaware comes to $289 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Delaware

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Kentucky

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Delaware

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Delaware?

$289 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

What does a Delaware company file to register in Kentucky?

It files Form FBE with $90 in state fees.

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