Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

California LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

An LLC formed in California that wants to do business in Virginia files Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for California's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California and Virginia side by side

	California formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Virginia
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Virginia registered agent

How California companies register with Virginia

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Ordered from California on filing day, it easily meets Virginia's limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from California delays the Virginia filing. After approval, your California LLC is registered with Virginia.

First-year cost, California to Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$304

Your California name and Virginia's rules

Virginia can hold a name for 120 days for $10 before you file.

Your Virginia agent and the California one

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

Staying in good standing in California and Virginia

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Virginia into California

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Virginia

Does my California company need to register in Virginia?

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

How much does the Virginia registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Virginia?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Virginia's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Virginia can add a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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