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Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Vermont registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Vermont and Washington side by side

	Vermont formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$35	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with Washington
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Vermont to Washington, step by step

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Vermont certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Vermont issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. Once Washington approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

First-year cost, Vermont to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$434

Your Vermont name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Vermont

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

Staying in good standing in Vermont and Washington

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Washington comes to $264 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Washington

A corporation formed in Vermont files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Vermont

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to Washington

Does my Vermont company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Vermont business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $434 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($35), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Washington?

$264 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

Yes: the Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers Washington for year one.

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Vermont companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Vermont's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Vermont?

It files Vermont's registration with $155 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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