Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from Kansas as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Kansas records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Kansas and West Virginia side by side

	Kansas formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$7.50	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Kansas to West Virginia, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Kansas 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 Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. Once West Virginia approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Kansas to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$357.50

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

Your Kansas name and West Virginia's rules

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

Your West Virginia agent and the Kansas one

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to West Virginia

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

The other way: West Virginia into Kansas

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no West Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to West Virginia

Does my Kansas company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $357.50 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($7.50), 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 Kansas's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and West Virginia's report ($25).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers West Virginia for year one.

Will West Virginia accept my Kansas name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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