Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

To do business in Idaho, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Virginia vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$6	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Idaho

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. If Idaho wants the Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Virginia corporation is registered with Idaho.

Will your Virginia name work for Idaho?

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

Your Idaho agent and the Virginia one

Virginia and Idaho both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Virginia; ours takes Idaho's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Idaho and Virginia

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Idaho comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Idaho

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Idaho

Does my Virginia company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Idaho calls it registration for Virginia corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, plus time for Virginia's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Idaho?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the Virginia registered agent stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho 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 Idaho corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement; until then, Idaho's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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