Arizona

Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

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

Arizona and West Virginia side by side

	Arizona formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	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	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		July 1 each year
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Arizona companies register with West Virginia

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Arizona certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. Once West Virginia approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

West Virginia costs for Arizona companies

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

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

Will your Arizona name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your Arizona 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 Arizona 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 Arizona company. We search West Virginia's records for Arizona's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: West Virginia and Arizona

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes West Virginia's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Arizona files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Arizona

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Arizona company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once an Arizona 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 Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $360 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($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, once Arizona's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and West Virginia's report ($25).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers West Virginia for year one.

Will West Virginia accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arizona 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 Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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