Foreign registration · Form FBE

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

Kentucky registers an LLC from Virginia as a foreign LLC on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Virginia: no Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Kentucky side by side

	Virginia formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$6	$90 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Virginia to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date. No Virginia paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Kentucky.

Your Virginia name and Kentucky's rules

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

Your Kentucky agent and the Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Kentucky

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Kentucky comes to $214 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Kentucky

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kentucky company in Virginia

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

Common questions: Virginia to Kentucky

Does my Virginia company need to register in Kentucky?

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

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Virginia.

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Virginia first.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Kentucky?

$214 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

A Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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