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Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Texas records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Texas and West Virginia each ask for

	Texas formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Texas Secretary of State	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either	limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 15 each year	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Texas companies register with West Virginia

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Texas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Texas issues the certificate instantly, so the West Virginia filing can go in the same day. Once West Virginia approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$365

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

Will your Texas name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your Texas 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.. Texas's list (limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Texas company. We search West Virginia's records for Texas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: West Virginia and Texas

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Texas says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Texas; ours takes West Virginia's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Texas and West Virginia

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Texas files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Texas

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

Common questions: Texas to West Virginia

Does my Texas company need to register in West Virginia?

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

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$350 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $365 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), 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; Texas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and West Virginia's report ($25).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Texas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Texas 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.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

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

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