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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and Delaware each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Ohio 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	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.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 Ohio statutory agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Ohio to Delaware, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware counts 180 days from the day Ohio issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. Once Delaware approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

First-year cost, Ohio to Delaware

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

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

Your Ohio name and Delaware's rules

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

Your Delaware agent and the Ohio one

Delaware calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Delaware papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Delaware

Ohio 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, Ohio to Delaware

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Ohio

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Delaware

Does my Ohio company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in Delaware?

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

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Delaware?

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

What if I don't register with Delaware?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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