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Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from Minnesota as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Minnesota vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	December 31	July 1 each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Minnesota companies register with West Virginia

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Minnesota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the West Virginia filing. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with West Virginia.

West Virginia costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$355

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

Will your Minnesota name work for West Virginia?

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

Agents: West Virginia and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Minnesota plus West Virginia comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Minnesota

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no West Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Minnesota company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a Minnesota 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 $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $355 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($5), 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; Minnesota's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and West Virginia?

$174 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Minnesota name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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