Foreign registration · Form CF-1

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers a corporation from Kansas as a foreign corporation on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Kansas records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Kansas and West Virginia side by side

	Kansas formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$7.50	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	July 1 each year
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

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

Will your Kansas name work for West Virginia?

If another West Virginia company uses the Kansas name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Kansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Kansas one

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Kansas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to West Virginia

An LLC formed in Kansas files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Kansas

A corporation formed in West Virginia that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no West Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Kansas company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kansas corporation in West Virginia?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers West Virginia for year one.

Will West Virginia accept my Kansas name?

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

Can I form a new West Virginia corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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