Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

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

Missouri and Virginia side by side

	Missouri formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	sos.mo.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From Missouri to Virginia, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Virginia accepts it within one year of Missouri's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with Virginia.

First-year cost, Missouri to Virginia

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

Will your Missouri name work for Virginia?

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

Agents: Virginia and Missouri

Missouri and Virginia both call it a registered agent. Virginia papers come to us; Missouri's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Virginia

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Virginia into Missouri

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Virginia

Does my Missouri company need to register in Virginia?

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

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

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

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants it ($10), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Virginia?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Virginia's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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