Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Connecticut side by side

	Virginia formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$6	$385 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due		Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Virginia to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. Once Connecticut approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Will your Virginia name work for Connecticut?

We search Connecticut's records for Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Connecticut agent and the Virginia one

Virginia and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Connecticut comes to $634 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Connecticut

Does my Virginia company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Virginia corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Connecticut?

$634 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Virginia companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

How do I get a Virginia certificate of good standing?

Virginia issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System ($6).

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