Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Virginia files Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Dakota and Virginia side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Virginia
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From South Dakota to Virginia, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Virginia accepts it within one year of South Dakota'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 South Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with Virginia.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$319

Will your South Dakota name work for Virginia?

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

Agents: Virginia and South Dakota

South Dakota and Virginia both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for South Dakota; ours takes Virginia's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Virginia and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Virginia comes to $254 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Virginia company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Virginia

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Virginia?

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants it ($20), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Virginia?

$254 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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