Foreign registration · no form number

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from West Virginia as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your West Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What West Virginia and Delaware each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.wv.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	July 1 each year
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Delaware registered agent

From West Virginia to Delaware, step by step

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. With West Virginia taking days and Delaware counting 180 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your West Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The West Virginia certificate takes days to arrive, so the Delaware filing waits for it. After approval, your West Virginia LLC is registered with Delaware.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$409

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

Will your West Virginia name work for Delaware?

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

Agents: Delaware and West Virginia

Delaware calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for West Virginia; ours takes Delaware's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Delaware

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Delaware comes to $475 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Delaware

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Delaware company in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Delaware

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Delaware?

$475 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A West 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 West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

West 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 West Virginia's filings.

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