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Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in West Virginia files Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Colorado records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Colorado and West Virginia each ask for

	Colorado formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Colorado companies register with West Virginia

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Colorado 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 Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the West Virginia filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with West Virginia.

West Virginia costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$350

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

Your Colorado name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Colorado 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 Colorado name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the Colorado name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Colorado's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: West Virginia and Colorado

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and West Virginia

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Colorado plus West Virginia comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to West Virginia

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

The other way: West Virginia into Colorado

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

Questions Colorado owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Colorado company need to register in West Virginia?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in West Virginia?

$350 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it (free), 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; Colorado's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and West Virginia?

$199 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $25 to Colorado and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Colorado name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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