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Foreign registration · Form CF-1

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Texas records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Texas and West Virginia each ask for

	Texas formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Texas Secretary of State	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	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 Texas registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

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

Your Texas name and West Virginia's rules

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

Your West Virginia agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Texas

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to West Virginia

An LLC formed in Texas files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Texas

A corporation formed in West Virginia that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Texas company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Texas and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (no fee) and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new West Virginia corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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