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Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Utah as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah and Virginia side by side

	Utah formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$100 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How Utah companies register with Virginia

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Ordered from Utah on filing day, it easily meets Virginia's limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Virginia filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with Virginia.

Virginia costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$311

Will your Utah name work for Virginia?

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

Agents: Virginia and Utah

Utah and Virginia both call it a registered agent. Virginia papers come to us; Utah's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Utah and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Virginia comes to $217 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Virginia into Utah

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Virginia

Does my Utah company need to register in Virginia?

Yes, once a Utah 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 $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $311 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Virginia wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Virginia?

$217 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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