Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, an LLC formed in North Dakota registers there on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Delaware side by side

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

From North Dakota to Delaware, step by step

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware counts 180 days from the day North Dakota 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 North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Delaware's filing goes in. Once Delaware approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$419

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Delaware?

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

Agents: Delaware and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Delaware

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Delaware comes to $499 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Delaware

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

The other way: Delaware into North Dakota

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50). See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Delaware

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $419 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it ($20), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Delaware?

$499 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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