Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in Virginia registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Virginia and Iowa side by side

	Virginia formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$6	$100 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Iowa

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Virginia certificate reaches Iowa only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Iowa filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Iowa.

Iowa costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$305

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

Will your Virginia name work for Iowa?

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

Agents: Iowa and Virginia

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

Yearly filings: Iowa and Virginia

Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Iowa

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Virginia

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

Questions Virginia owners ask about Iowa

Does my Virginia company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Iowa law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$299 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $305 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa 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 Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa 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 Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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