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Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Florida as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida and Delaware side by side

	Florida formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	dos.fl.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	May 1
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Florida companies register with Delaware

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Ordered from Florida on filing day, it easily meets Delaware's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Florida name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the Delaware filing. Once Delaware approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

Delaware costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$404

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

Your Florida name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Florida

Florida and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Florida; ours takes Delaware's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Delaware and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Delaware comes to $587.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Delaware

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

The other way: Delaware into Florida

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Delaware

Does my Florida company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Delaware?

$587.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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