Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Kentucky as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky and Delaware side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Kentucky to Delaware, step by step

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware counts 180 days from the day Kentucky issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kentucky certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. Once Delaware approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Delaware

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

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

Your Kentucky name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Kentucky

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Kentucky

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Delaware comes to $464 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Delaware

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Delaware

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky LLC in Delaware?

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

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Delaware?

$464 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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