Foreign registration · Form FA

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from West Virginia as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of West Virginia here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your West Virginia records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

West Virginia and Kansas side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	July 1 each year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Kansas resident agent

From West Virginia to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date. Nothing has to come from West Virginia first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. Once Kansas approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Will your West Virginia name work for Kansas?

We search Kansas's records for West Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Kansas agent and the West Virginia one

Kansas calls it a resident agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Kansas papers come to us; West Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Kansas and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Kansas

An LLC formed in West Virginia files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in West Virginia

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Kansas

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay West Virginia.

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business; until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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