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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Indiana records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Indiana and West Virginia each ask for

	Indiana formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	July 1 each year
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Indiana companies register with West Virginia

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Indiana 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 Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, Indiana to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$365

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

Your Indiana name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Indiana 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 Indiana name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the Indiana name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Indiana name against West Virginia's records before filing.

Agents: West Virginia and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and West Virginia

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Indiana

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Indiana company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once an Indiana 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 $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $365 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), 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 Indiana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and West Virginia's report ($25).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Indiana name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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