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Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Pennsylvania and Delaware each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$40	$200 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	September 30
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Delaware registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Delaware, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware counts 180 days from the day Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Delaware.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$439

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Delaware?

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

Agents: Delaware and Pennsylvania

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Delaware comes to $456 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Delaware

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Delaware

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $439 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Delaware?

$456 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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