Alaska

Foreign registration · Form CF-1

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, a corporation formed in Alaska registers there on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Alaska records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Alaska and West Virginia each ask for

	Alaska formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	January 2 of the filing year	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Alaska to West Virginia, step by step

We prepare and file Form CF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Alaska name and formation date. If West Virginia wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with West Virginia.

Your Alaska name and West Virginia's rules

If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Alaska company. We check your exact Alaska name against West Virginia's records before filing.

Your West Virginia agent and the Alaska one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Alaska says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; Alaska's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to West Virginia

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Alaska

A corporation formed in West Virginia that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to West Virginia

Does my Alaska company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; West Virginia registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: West Virginia issues one to Alaska corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska corporation in West Virginia?

$300 at checkout; West Virginia may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, plus time for Alaska's certificate if West Virginia asks for it. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers West Virginia for year one.

Will West Virginia accept my Alaska name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alaska name at home.

Can I form a new West Virginia corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into West Virginia, by home state (48)

Alaska into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC