Arizona

Foreign registration · no form number

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Arizona as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arizona and Delaware side by side

	Arizona formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Delaware

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware accepts it within 180 days of Arizona's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, Delaware's filing goes in. Once Delaware approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Delaware costs for Arizona companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$409

Delaware's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Arizona name and Delaware's rules

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

Your Delaware agent and the Arizona one

Delaware calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Delaware's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Delaware and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Delaware

A corporation formed in Arizona files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Arizona

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Delaware

Does my Arizona company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register an Arizona LLC in Delaware?

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Delaware's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Delaware?

An Arizona company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Arizona companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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