Foreign registration · no form number

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Nevada and Delaware each ask for

	Nevada formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$50	$245 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	June 30
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Delaware

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

Will your Nevada name work for Delaware?

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

Your Delaware agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Delaware

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Delaware wants the Foreign Corporation Annual Report every year ($125). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Delaware

An LLC formed in Nevada files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Delaware

Does my Nevada company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Delaware's report ($125).

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

What does a Delaware company file to register in Nevada?

It files Nevada's registration with $425 in state fees.

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