Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

An LLC formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Arizona files Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What Virginia and Arizona each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$6	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Virginia companies register with Arizona

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Arizona's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Arizona filing can go in the same day. Once Arizona approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Arizona costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$393.30

Will your Virginia name work for Arizona?

If another Arizona company uses the Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Arizona's records for Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Arizona and Virginia

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Virginia says registered agent. Arizona papers come to us; Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arizona and Virginia

Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Arizona

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into Virginia

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

Questions Virginia owners ask about Arizona

Does my Virginia company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $393.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Virginia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Virginia name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Virginia name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Virginia companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Virginia's filings stay in place.

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