Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Kentucky as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kentucky and Virginia side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Virginia

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Virginia counts one year from the day Kentucky 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 Kentucky name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky LLC is registered with Virginia.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$309

Will your Kentucky name work for Virginia?

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

Your Virginia agent and the Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Kentucky

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Virginia comes to $214 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Virginia into Kentucky

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Virginia

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Virginia?

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

How much does the Virginia registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Virginia?

$214 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A Kentucky 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 Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Virginia for year one.

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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