Delaware Foreign Qualification

A Certificate of Good Standing, sometimes called a Certificate of Existence, is an official document from your business’s home state that proves your company is legally formed and compliant. 

Note: To be accepted by the state, the Certificate of Good Standing must be dated within 6 months of the date on which you submit your Foreign Qualification.

Before you can register, your company’s legal name must be unique and available for use in Delaware. If another registered business is already using your name, you will need to operate under an “Assumed Name” (also known as a DBA).

IncNow’s team will conduct a name availability search with the Delaware Secretary of State. If your company’s name is taken, we will immediately notify you and assist with registering an Assumed Name.

Delaware law requires you to appoint a Registered Agent with a physical street address in the state to receive official legal and tax documents.

You can hire IncNow to serve as your Registered Agent if you do not have a Delaware address.

This is the official form that registers your out-of-state business in Delaware. It must be filed with the Secretary of State and requires precise details about your company, the nature of the business, and your appointed Registered Agent.

The form requires the following details:

• Your company’s exact legal name.
• The state where the company was originally formed. 
• The date when the company was formed. 
• The company’s principal office address.
• The name and address of the company’s Registered Agent in Delaware.
• A description of the type of business the company will be doing in Delaware.
• For corporations – the amounts of the company’s assets and liabilities.
• A signature from an Authorized Person.

You need to pay a filing fee in order to submit the Delaware Certificate of Registration. The filing fee in Delaware is $200 for foreign LLCs and $245 for foreign corporations. State filing fees are included in the price of IncNow’s Foreign Qualification Service.

How IncNow Can Help

IncNow’s team prepares and files your company’s Certificate of Registration in Delaware. We ensure all of your information is accurate to prevent rejections.

After registering in Delaware, you will need to keep up with ongoing compliance requirements in the state. The Delaware Secretary of State will send official notices regarding these requirements to your Registered Agent in Delaware.

When you hire IncNow as your Delaware Registered Agent, we forward you paper and email notices for all annual requirements, like the Delaware Annual Franchise Tax and Annual Report.