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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

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

What Hawaii and West Virginia each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	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	Hawaii: online	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Hawaii companies register with West Virginia

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Hawaii 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 Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, Hawaii to West Virginia

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

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

Will your Hawaii name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii company. We search West Virginia's records for Hawaii's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Hawaii plus West Virginia comes to $186.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to West Virginia

Does my Hawaii company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a Hawaii 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 Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $355 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($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, once Hawaii's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and West Virginia?

$186.50 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Hawaii name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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