Foreign registration · no form number

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Montana as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Montana and Delaware each ask for

	Montana formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Montana companies register with Delaware

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware counts 180 days from the day Montana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Delaware's filing goes in. Once Delaware approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

Delaware costs for Montana companies

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

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

Your Montana name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Delaware comes to $469 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Delaware

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

Registering a Delaware company in Montana

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Delaware

Does my Montana company need to register in Delaware?

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

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

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

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Delaware?

$469 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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