Foreign registration · no form number

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Vermont as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Vermont and Delaware each ask for

	Vermont formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$35	$200 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Vermont to Delaware, step by step

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. An instant Vermont certificate reaches Delaware only hours old, well inside the limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the Delaware filing. Once Delaware approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

Delaware costs for Vermont companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$434

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

Your Vermont name and Delaware's rules

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

Agents: Delaware and Vermont

Vermont and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Vermont; ours takes Delaware's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Delaware and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Delaware comes to $494 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Delaware

A corporation formed in Vermont files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Vermont

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Delaware

Does my Vermont company need to register in Delaware?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $434 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it ($35), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Delaware?

$494 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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