Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

A corporation formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Texas files Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Texas side by side

	Virginia formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$6	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due		May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Virginia to Texas, step by step

We prepare and file Form 301
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. If Texas wants the Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. Once Texas approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Your Virginia name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Virginia name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If another Texas company uses the Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Virginia name against Texas's records before filing.

Agents: Texas and Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Texas

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Texas comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Texas

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form 304 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Texas

Does my Virginia company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$1,016.13 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Texas may also want Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Texas registration take?

Typically 2 to 3 business days with Texas's required expedite, plus time for Virginia's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Texas?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas 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. Texas names must include corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new Texas corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

Virginia companies leave by filing Form 608; until then, Texas's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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