Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Montana as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana vs Virginia: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	April 15
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How Montana companies register with Virginia

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Virginia counts one year from the day Montana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Virginia filing goes in. Once Virginia approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$304

Your Montana name and Virginia's rules

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

Agents: Virginia and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Virginia comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Virginia into Montana

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Virginia

Does my Montana company need to register in Virginia?

Yes, once a Montana 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 $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Virginia?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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