Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, a corporation formed in Hawaii registers there on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Hawaii records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Hawaii and West Virginia each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Hawaii 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 Hawaii name and formation date. If West Virginia wants the Hawaii certificate, it is ordered first. Once West Virginia approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

Will your Hawaii name work for West Virginia?

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

Your West Virginia agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and West Virginia

Hawaii wants the Annual Report every year ($15); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to West Virginia

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to West Virginia

Does my Hawaii company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($15) and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Hawaii name?

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

Can I form a new West Virginia corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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