Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Kansas as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kansas and Delaware side by side

	Kansas formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$200 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.ks.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Delaware

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware accepts it within 180 days of Kansas's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, Delaware's filing goes in. Once Delaware approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Kansas to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$406.50

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

Your Kansas name and Delaware's rules

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

Your Delaware agent and the Kansas one

Delaware calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Delaware's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Delaware

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Delaware

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

Registering a Delaware company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Delaware

Does my Kansas company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $406.50 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it ($7.50), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Delaware's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A Kansas 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 Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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