Foreign registration · Form FA

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from Virginia as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Virginia here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Virginia and Kansas each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$6	$115 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due		15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Virginia companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. No Virginia paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. After approval, your Virginia corporation is registered with Kansas.

Will your Virginia name work for Kansas?

We check your exact Virginia name against Kansas's records before filing.

Agents: Kansas and Virginia

Kansas calls it a resident agent; Virginia says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Virginia; ours takes Kansas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Kansas and Virginia

Virginia wants the Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Kansas

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Kansas

Does my Virginia company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Virginia.

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business; until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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