Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

To do business in Virginia, an LLC formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and Virginia each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$22	$100 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	sos.ri.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From Rhode Island to Virginia, step by step

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). With Rhode Island taking days and Virginia counting one year from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the Virginia filing waits for it. Once Virginia approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

Virginia costs for Rhode Island companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$321

Will your Rhode Island name work for Virginia?

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

Agents: Virginia and Rhode Island

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Virginia comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Virginia into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Virginia

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Virginia?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $321 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants it ($22), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Virginia?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Virginia for year one.

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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