Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

New York LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from New York as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your New York records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

New York and West Virginia side by side

	New York formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	July 1 each year
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How New York companies register with West Virginia

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the New York certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It names us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, with your New York name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days New York takes to send the certificate before the West Virginia filing goes in. After approval, your New York LLC is registered with West Virginia.

West Virginia costs for New York companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$375

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

Your New York name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your New York 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 New York name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the New York name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact New York name against West Virginia's records before filing.

Agents: West Virginia and New York

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

Yearly filings: West Virginia and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to West Virginia

A corporation formed in New York files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in New York

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to West Virginia

Does my New York company need to register in West Virginia?

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

How much does it cost to register a New York LLC in West Virginia?

$350 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $375 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), 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, plus mail time for New York's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for New York and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and West Virginia's report ($25).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my New York name?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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