Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in West Virginia files Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Mississippi vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 15	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 Mississippi registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Mississippi companies register with West Virginia

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Mississippi 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 Mississippi name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the West Virginia filing. After approval, your Mississippi LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, Mississippi to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$375

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

Will your Mississippi name work for West Virginia?

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

Your West Virginia agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Mississippi

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

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to West Virginia

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

Registering a West Virginia company in Mississippi

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to West Virginia

Does my Mississippi company need to register in West Virginia?

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

How much does it cost to register a Mississippi LLC in West Virginia?

$350 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $375 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($25), 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; Mississippi'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 Mississippi and West Virginia?

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

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Mississippi name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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