Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form CF-1

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers a corporation from Mississippi as a foreign corporation on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Mississippi records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Mississippi and West Virginia each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	April 15	July 1 each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

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

Your Mississippi name and West Virginia's rules

If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Mississippi company. We search West Virginia's records for Mississippi's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Mississippi

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

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to West Virginia

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Mississippi

A corporation formed in West Virginia that registers with Mississippi files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to West Virginia

Does my Mississippi company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and West Virginia?

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

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Mississippi name?

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

Can I form a new West Virginia corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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