Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

An LLC formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Virginia files Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Nevada records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Nevada vs Virginia: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Virginia

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Virginia accepts it within one year of Nevada's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your Nevada name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Nevada's certificate is in hand, Virginia's filing goes in. Once Virginia approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Virginia costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$349

Your Nevada name and Virginia's rules

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

Your Virginia agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Nevada plus Virginia comes to $549 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Virginia into Nevada

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Virginia

Does my Nevada company need to register in Virginia?

Yes, once a Nevada 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 $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Virginia?

$549 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $350 to Nevada and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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