Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Florida as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Florida and Virginia side by side

	Florida formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Florida 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	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	dos.fl.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	May 1
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How Florida companies register with Virginia

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. An instant Florida certificate reaches Virginia only hours old, well inside the limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your Florida name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the Virginia filing. Once Virginia approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

Virginia costs for Florida companies

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

Your Florida name and Virginia's rules

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

Your Virginia agent and the Florida one

Florida and Virginia both call it a registered agent. Virginia papers come to us; Florida's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Virginia and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Virginia comes to $337.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Virginia into Florida

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Virginia

Does my Florida company need to register in Virginia?

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

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

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

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Virginia?

$337.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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