Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

An LLC formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Missouri vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.mo.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Missouri to Delaware, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware accepts it within 180 days of Missouri'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 Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Missouri certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. Once Delaware approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Delaware costs for Missouri companies

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

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

Will your Missouri name work for Delaware?

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

Agents: Delaware and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Delaware

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Delaware

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

Registering a Delaware company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Delaware

Does my Missouri company need to register in Delaware?

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

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

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

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Delaware's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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