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Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

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

Michigan and Delaware side by side

	Michigan formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	michigan.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	February 15
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Delaware

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware accepts it within 180 days of Michigan'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 Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with Delaware.

First-year cost, Michigan to Delaware

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

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

Will your Michigan name work for Delaware?

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

Your Delaware agent and the Michigan one

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Delaware comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Delaware

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Michigan

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Delaware

Does my Michigan company need to register in Delaware?

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

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

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

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Delaware?

$474 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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