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Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Virginia files Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado and Virginia side by side

	Colorado formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$100 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	sos.state.co.us	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From Colorado to Virginia, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Ordered from Colorado 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 Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Virginia filing. Once Virginia approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$299

Will your Colorado name work for Virginia?

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

Agents: Virginia and Colorado

Colorado and Virginia both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Colorado; ours takes Virginia's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Virginia comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Virginia into Colorado

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Virginia

Does my Colorado company need to register in Virginia?

Yes, once a Colorado 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 Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants it (free), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Virginia?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A Colorado 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 Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers Virginia for year one.

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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