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West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in West Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia and Washington side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Washington registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Washington registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Washington

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Washington order. With West Virginia taking days and Washington counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington 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 Washington filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$409

Will your West Virginia name work for Washington?

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

Your Washington agent and the West Virginia one

Washington calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for West Virginia; ours takes Washington's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Washington

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Washington

An LLC formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in West Virginia

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

Common questions: West Virginia to Washington

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington 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 Washington?

$399 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Washington wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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