Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Virginia records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Virginia vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$6	$110 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 Nebraska
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due		April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Virginia companies register with Nebraska

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Virginia certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the Nebraska filing. Once Nebraska approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Virginia to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$315

Will your Virginia name work for Nebraska?

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

Your Nebraska agent and the Virginia one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Virginia says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Virginia

Virginia wants the Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Virginia company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Good Standing, $315 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($6), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska 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 Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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