Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, an LLC formed in Florida registers there on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Florida records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Florida and West Virginia each ask for

	Florida formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC	limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 1	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$400 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 Florida registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Florida companies register with West Virginia

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Florida certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the West Virginia filing. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with West Virginia.

West Virginia costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$355

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

Your Florida name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Florida 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.. Florida's list (Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If another West Virginia company uses the Florida name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Florida's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Florida plus West Virginia comes to $312.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Florida files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Florida

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to West Virginia

Does my Florida company need to register in West Virginia?

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

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$350 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $355 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), 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; Florida'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 Florida and West Virginia?

$312.75 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Florida name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Florida 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.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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