Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What South Dakota and Delaware each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Delaware

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware accepts it within 180 days of South Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with Delaware.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Delaware

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

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Delaware?

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

Your Delaware agent and the South Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Delaware

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Delaware comes to $504 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Delaware

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

Registering a Delaware company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Delaware

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

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

Do I need South 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 South Dakota and Delaware?

$504 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

South 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 South Dakota's filings.

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