Foreign registration · no form number

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, an LLC formed in Washington registers there on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Washington vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Washington formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Washington to Delaware, step by step

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Ordered from Washington 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 Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. Washington issues the certificate instantly, so the Delaware filing can go in the same day. Once Delaware approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

First-year cost, Washington to Delaware

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

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

Your Washington name and Delaware's rules

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

Your Delaware agent and the Washington one

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Delaware comes to $519 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Delaware

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Washington

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Delaware

Does my Washington company need to register in Delaware?

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

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

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

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Delaware?

$519 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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