Foreign registration · Form FBE

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

To do business in Kentucky, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Virginia: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Kentucky side by side

	Virginia formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$6	$90 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due		On or before June 30
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Kentucky

We prepare and file Form FBE
It lists us as your Kentucky registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. No Virginia paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. Once Kentucky approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Your Virginia name and Kentucky's rules

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

Your Kentucky agent and the Virginia one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Virginia

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Kentucky comes to $214 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Kentucky

Does my Virginia company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Virginia.

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Virginia first.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Kentucky?

$214 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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