Alaska

Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from Alaska as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Alaska records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Alaska vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	Alaska formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Alaska to West Virginia, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Alaska certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It names us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, with your Alaska name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the West Virginia filing goes in. Once West Virginia approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

West Virginia costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$360

West Virginia's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Alaska name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Alaska name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the Alaska name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Alaska company. We check your exact Alaska name against West Virginia's records before filing.

Agents: West Virginia and Alaska

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

Staying in good standing in Alaska and West Virginia

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Alaska files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Alaska

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to West Virginia

Does my Alaska company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; West Virginia law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$350 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $360 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, plus a few days for Alaska's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and West Virginia's report ($25).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Alaska name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alaska name at home. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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