Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 08-0497

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Alaska

To do business in Alaska, an LLC formed in Virginia registers there on Form 08-0497, with $350 in state fees. Alaska also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6). We file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Alaska side by side

	Virginia formed here	Alaska registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6	$350 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Alaska
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	commerce.alaska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Biennial Report, $200, every two years
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	January 2 of the filing year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$47.50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: online filings post as soon as they are paid
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Alaska registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Alaska

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Alaska order. Alaska wants the Virginia certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 08-0497
It lists us as your Alaska registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the Alaska filing. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Alaska.

First-year cost, Virginia to Alaska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$350
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Alaska registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$555

Will your Virginia name work for Alaska?

We search Alaska's records for Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Alaska agent and the Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Alaska

Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($200). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Alaska

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form 08-414 with Alaska ($350 in state fees, the same). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Alaska's Biennial Report ($200). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alaska into Virginia

An LLC formed in Alaska that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Alaska

Does my Virginia company need to register in Alaska?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Alaska law lists 9 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$549 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $555 in all (checkout is $350 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Alaska wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), current at filing.

How long does the Alaska registration take?

Alaska says online filings post as soon as they are paid; Virginia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Alaska?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and Alaska's report ($200, every two years).

What if I don't register with Alaska?

A Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Alaska can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Alaska require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Alaska LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alaska's Biennial Report ($100), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Alaska later?

Virginia companies leave by filing Form 08-502 ($25); until then, Alaska's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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