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Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

To do business in Virginia, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas and Virginia side by side

	Texas formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How Texas companies register with Virginia

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Virginia only hours old, well inside the limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Texas issues the certificate instantly, so the Virginia filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with Virginia.

Virginia costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$314

Will your Texas name work for Virginia?

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

Your Virginia agent and the Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Virginia

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Virginia company in Texas

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Virginia

Does my Texas company need to register in Virginia?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $314 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Virginia?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Virginia's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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