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Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from Delaware as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Delaware and Vermont each ask for

	Delaware formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$155 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 Vermont
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	On or before June 1	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Delaware to Vermont, step by step

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Vermont counts the 90 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Vermont filing waits for it. Once Vermont approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

First-year cost, Delaware to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$404

Your Delaware name and Vermont's rules

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Delaware company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the Delaware one

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Vermont comes to $719 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Vermont

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Delaware

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Vermont

Does my Delaware company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a Delaware business operates there; Vermont law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $404 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, plus mail time for Delaware's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Vermont?

$719 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A Delaware company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Delaware name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Delaware name at home.

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual LLC Tax.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Delaware companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

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