Foreign registration · no form number

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in West Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your West Virginia records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

West Virginia vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	West Virginia formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$10	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	July 1 each year	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How West Virginia companies register with Nebraska

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the West 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 West Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days West Virginia takes to send the certificate before the Nebraska filing goes in. Once Nebraska approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for West Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$319

Your West Virginia name and Nebraska's rules

If another Nebraska company uses the West Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact West Virginia name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Agents: Nebraska and West Virginia

West Virginia and Nebraska both call it an agent for service of process. Nebraska papers come to us; West Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Nebraska

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Nebraska

An LLC formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into West Virginia

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

Common questions: West Virginia to Nebraska

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Nebraska wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A West 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 West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Nebraska for year one.

Will Nebraska accept my West Virginia name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its West Virginia name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

West 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 West Virginia's filings.

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