Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

An LLC formed in Georgia that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	April 1
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Delaware

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Ordered from Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Delaware filing. Once Delaware approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Georgia to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$409

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

Will your Georgia name work for Delaware?

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

Agents: Delaware and Georgia

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Delaware comes to $509 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Delaware

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Georgia

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Delaware

Does my Georgia company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Delaware?

$509 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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