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Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in Delaware registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware and Connecticut side by side

	Delaware formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$120 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	On or before June 1	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Connecticut

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Mail time from Delaware counts against Connecticut's limit of 90 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Connecticut filing waits for it. After approval, your Delaware LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for Delaware companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$369

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

Your Delaware name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Delaware name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Delaware one

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Connecticut comes to $629 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Delaware

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Delaware company need to register in Connecticut?

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

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

$319 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $369 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Connecticut?

$629 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Delaware company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Delaware registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual LLC Tax.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Delaware companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

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