Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers a corporation from Virginia as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Virginia and Delaware each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$6	$245 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due		June 30
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Virginia to Delaware, step by step

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

Your Virginia name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Virginia

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Virginia

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Delaware comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Delaware

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Delaware

Does my Virginia company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Delaware?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

How do I get a Virginia certificate of good standing?

Virginia issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System ($6).

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