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Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Connecticut side by side

	Virginia formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$6	$120 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Virginia to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. An instant Virginia certificate reaches Connecticut only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut 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 Connecticut filing. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$325

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

Will your Virginia name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact Virginia name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Connecticut comes to $279 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Virginia

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Virginia company need to register in Connecticut?

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

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

$319 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $325 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Connecticut?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Virginia company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Virginia companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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