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Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

An LLC formed in Iowa that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Iowa and Delaware each ask for

	Iowa formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Iowa companies register with Delaware

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. An instant Iowa certificate reaches Delaware only hours old, well inside the limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Iowa name and formation date and the certificate attached. Iowa issues the certificate instantly, so the Delaware filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Iowa LLC is registered with Delaware.

Delaware costs for Iowa companies

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

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

Will your Iowa name work for Delaware?

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

Your Delaware agent and the Iowa one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Delaware

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

Registering a Delaware company in Iowa

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Delaware

Does my Iowa company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does it cost to register an Iowa LLC in Delaware?

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

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and Delaware's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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