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Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana and Virginia side by side

	Indiana formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From Indiana to Virginia, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Virginia counts one year from the day Indiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Virginia filing goes in. Once Virginia approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Virginia costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$314

Will your Indiana name work for Virginia?

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

Agents: Virginia and Indiana

Indiana and Virginia both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Indiana; ours takes Virginia's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Virginia

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Virginia into Indiana

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Virginia

Does my Indiana company need to register in Virginia?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Virginia?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Virginia's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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