Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Virginia vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$6	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Virginia companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Virginia certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the Rhode Island filing. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$524

Your Virginia name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Virginia company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Virginia plus Rhode Island comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Rhode Island

Does my Virginia company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$518 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Good Standing, $524 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Rhode Island?

$249 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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