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Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, an LLC formed in Virginia registers there on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Virginia and Delaware each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$6	$200 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Delaware

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Delaware's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Delaware filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Delaware.

Delaware costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$405

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

Your Virginia name and Delaware's rules

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

Your Delaware agent and the Virginia one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Delaware comes to $499 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Delaware

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Virginia

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Delaware

Does my Virginia company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $405 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Delaware?

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

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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