Minnesota

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Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, an LLC formed in Minnesota registers there on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Minnesota and Delaware side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.mn.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	December 31
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Minnesota to Delaware, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. An instant Minnesota certificate reaches Delaware only hours old, well inside the limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the Delaware filing can go in the same day. Once Delaware approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

First-year cost, Minnesota to Delaware

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

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

Will your Minnesota name work for Delaware?

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

Agents: Delaware and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Delaware comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Delaware

A corporation formed in Minnesota files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Delaware

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

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

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it ($5), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Delaware?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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