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Foreign registration · Form CF-1

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers a corporation from Colorado as a foreign corporation on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Colorado records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Colorado and West Virginia each ask for

	Colorado formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	No fee	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Colorado to West Virginia, step by step

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

Will your Colorado name work for West Virginia?

If another West Virginia company uses the Colorado name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Colorado name against West Virginia's records before filing.

Your West Virginia agent and the Colorado one

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and West Virginia

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to West Virginia

An LLC formed in Colorado files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Colorado

A corporation formed in West Virginia that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no West Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to West Virginia

Does my Colorado company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$300 at checkout; West Virginia may also want Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, 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 Colorado's certificate if West Virginia asks for it. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and West Virginia?

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

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Colorado name?

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

Can I form a new West Virginia corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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