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West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from West Virginia as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia and Vermont side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 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 online with Vermont
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Vermont registered agent

From West Virginia to Vermont, step by step

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. With West Virginia taking days and Vermont counting 30 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days West Virginia takes to send the certificate before the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your West Virginia corporation is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$364

Your West Virginia name and Vermont's rules

If another Vermont company uses the West Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the West Virginia one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($250). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Vermont

An LLC formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Vermont into West Virginia

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

Common questions: West Virginia to Vermont

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Vermont 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 Vermont?

$354 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Vermont wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, plus a few days for West Virginia's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Vermont's report ($250).

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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