Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Virginia side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$100 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	September 30
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Virginia registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Virginia, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Virginia accepts it within one year of Pennsylvania's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Virginia.

Virginia costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$339

Your Pennsylvania name and Virginia's rules

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

Your Virginia agent and the Pennsylvania one

Virginia calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes Virginia's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Virginia comes to $206 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Virginia company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Virginia

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Virginia?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $339 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Virginia?

$206 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Virginia for year one.

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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