Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Connecticut and Delaware each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$50	$200 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	business.ct.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Delaware

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Delaware accepts it within 180 days of Connecticut'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 Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Delaware's filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with Delaware.

First-year cost, Connecticut to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$449

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

Your Connecticut name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Connecticut

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Delaware comes to $529 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Delaware

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Delaware

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut LLC in Delaware?

$399 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $449 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Delaware?

$529 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A Connecticut 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 Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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