Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from Missouri as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Missouri records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Missouri and West Virginia each ask for

	Missouri formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		July 1 each year
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Missouri to West 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 West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Missouri 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 Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with West Virginia.

West Virginia costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$360

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

Your Missouri name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Missouri 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 Missouri name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the Missouri name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Missouri's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: West Virginia and Missouri

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Missouri

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to West Virginia

Does my Missouri company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a Missouri 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 $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $360 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($10), 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 Missouri's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and West Virginia's report ($25).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Missouri name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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