Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

To do business in Virginia, an LLC formed in Illinois registers there on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois vs Virginia: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	ilsos.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From Illinois to Virginia, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Virginia only hours old, well inside the limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Virginia filing. Once Virginia approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

Virginia costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$324

Your Illinois name and Virginia's rules

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

Agents: Virginia and Illinois

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Illinois

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Virginia comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Virginia

Does my Illinois company need to register in Virginia?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois LLC in Virginia?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants it ($25), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Virginia?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

An Illinois 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 Illinois registered agent stays, and ours covers Virginia for year one.

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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