Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Virginia as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Missouri side by side

	Virginia formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$6	$155 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Missouri
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due		Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Virginia to Missouri, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. Once Missouri approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Virginia to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$360

Your Virginia name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Virginia

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Virginia

Virginia wants the Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Missouri

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Missouri

Does my Virginia company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Missouri law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Good Standing, $360 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($6), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Missouri can add a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Missouri require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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