Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Nebraska LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

To do business in Virginia, an LLC formed in Nebraska registers there on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for Nebraska's Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk from your Nebraska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nebraska vs Virginia: the paperwork

	Nebraska formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Nebraska Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Nebraska: online as an instant PDF, or on paper by mail in 2 to 3 business days	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	nebraska.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $25, every two years	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	April 1 of each odd-numbered year
Agent	Your Nebraska agent for service of process	Our Virginia registered agent

How Nebraska companies register with Virginia

Order the Nebraska certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) is ordered from Nebraska separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($6.50) or a long form ($10). Ordered from Nebraska on filing day, it easily meets Virginia's limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Nebraska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Nebraska issues the certificate instantly, so the Virginia filing can go in the same day. Once Virginia approves it, the Nebraska company can do business there.

First-year cost, Nebraska to Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Nebraska	$6.50
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nebraska certificate included	$305.50

Your Nebraska name and Virginia's rules

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

Agents: Virginia and Nebraska

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Nebraska

Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($25); Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Virginia company in Nebraska

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Nebraska files Nebraska's registration (no form number) with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6). See that filing.

Common questions: Nebraska to Virginia

Does my Nebraska company need to register in Virginia?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $6.50 to Nebraska for the Certificate of Good Standing, $305.50 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nebraska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants it ($6.50), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nebraska and Virginia?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nebraska's report ($25, every two years) and Virginia's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A Nebraska 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 Nebraska agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Virginia for year one.

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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