Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, an LLC formed in Georgia registers there on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Georgia records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Georgia and West Virginia each ask for

	Georgia formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 1	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$25 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 Georgia registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Georgia to West Virginia, step by step

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the West Virginia filing. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, Georgia to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$360

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

Will your Georgia name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your Georgia 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 Georgia name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Georgia company. We search West Virginia's records for Georgia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Georgia plus West Virginia comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Georgia

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no West Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Georgia company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a Georgia 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 $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $360 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), 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; Georgia'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 Georgia and West Virginia?

$234 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $60 to Georgia and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Georgia name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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