Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What Virginia and Arizona each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$6	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due		Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$9 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Virginia to Arizona, step by step

We prepare and file Form C018
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. If Arizona wants the Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. Once Arizona approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Your Virginia name and Arizona's rules

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Virginia company. We check your exact Virginia name against Arizona's records before filing.

Your Arizona agent and the Virginia one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Virginia says registered agent. Arizona papers come to us; Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Virginia plus Arizona comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Arizona

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). See the LLC filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Arizona

Does my Virginia company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus time for Virginia's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Arizona?

$244 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Virginia companies leave by filing Form C025, Application for Withdrawal ($25); until then, Arizona's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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