Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Nevada that wants to do business in West Virginia files Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Nevada records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Nevada vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Nevada to West Virginia, step by step

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Nevada 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 Nevada name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Nevada's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your Nevada LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, Nevada to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$400

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

Your Nevada name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Nevada 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 Nevada name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Nevada company. We search West Virginia's records for Nevada's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and West Virginia

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Nevada plus West Virginia comes to $524 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Nevada files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Nevada

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

Questions Nevada owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Nevada company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a Nevada 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 $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $400 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), 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 Nevada's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and West Virginia?

$524 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $350 to Nevada and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Nevada name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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