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Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Mississippi as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Mississippi vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.ms.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Delaware

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Ordered from Mississippi on filing day, it easily meets Delaware's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the Delaware filing. After approval, your Mississippi LLC is registered with Delaware.

Delaware costs for Mississippi companies

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

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

Your Mississippi name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Mississippi

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Delaware comes to $449 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Delaware

A corporation formed in Mississippi files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Mississippi

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to Delaware

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

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

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Delaware?

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

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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