Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia vs Florida: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form CR2E027
State fee	$6	$125 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Florida
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Florida

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Florida order. An instant Virginia certificate reaches Florida only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the Florida filing. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, Virginia to Florida

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$330

Your Virginia name and Florida's rules

Florida accepts your Virginia name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Virginia name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another Florida company uses the Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the Virginia one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Florida comes to $337.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Florida

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Virginia

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Florida

Does my Virginia company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$324 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $330 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida 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 Florida?

$337.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

A Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Florida can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $500.

Does Florida require a registered agent?

Yes: the Virginia registered agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida 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. Florida names must include Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Florida LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Notice of Withdrawal of Certificate of Authority ($25); until then, Florida's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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