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Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

An LLC formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware and Washington side by side

	Delaware formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
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 Washington
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	On or before June 1	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Delaware to Washington, step by step

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Washington order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Washington counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the Washington filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

Washington costs for Delaware companies

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

Will your Delaware name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Delaware

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Washington

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Washington comes to $619 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Washington

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Washington

Does my Delaware company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Delaware business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

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

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Washington?

$619 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual LLC Tax.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Delaware companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Delaware?

It files Delaware's registration with $200 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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