Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and Virginia each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	business.ct.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Virginia

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Virginia counts one year from the day Connecticut issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Virginia filing goes in. Once Virginia approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Virginia costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$349

Your Connecticut name and Virginia's rules

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

Your Virginia agent and the Connecticut one

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Virginia comes to $279 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Virginia company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Virginia

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Virginia?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Virginia?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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