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Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Louisiana as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Louisiana and Delaware each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.la.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Louisiana to Delaware, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware accepts it within 180 days of Louisiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Louisiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. After approval, your Louisiana LLC is registered with Delaware.

Delaware costs for Louisiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$424

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

Your Louisiana name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Louisiana

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Delaware comes to $489 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Delaware

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Delaware

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it ($25), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Delaware?

$489 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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