Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Virginia and Washington side by side

	Virginia formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$6	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with Washington
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due		Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Virginia to Washington, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Washington's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the Washington filing. Once Washington approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Virginia to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$405

Your Virginia name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Virginia one

Virginia and Washington both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Virginia; ours takes Washington's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Washington and Virginia

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Washington comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Washington

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Washington

Does my Virginia company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Good Standing, $405 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Washington?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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