Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Virginia as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also asks for Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Virginia and Michigan side by side

	Virginia formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$6	$50 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	February 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Virginia companies register with Michigan

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Michigan's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident 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 Michigan filing. Once Michigan approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Michigan costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$255

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

Your Virginia name and Michigan's rules

We search Michigan's records for Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Michigan agent and the Virginia one

Michigan calls it a resident agent; Virginia says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Virginia; ours takes Michigan's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Virginia plus Michigan comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Michigan

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Virginia

An LLC formed in Michigan 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.

Common questions: Virginia to Michigan

Does my Virginia company need to register in Michigan?

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

How much does the Michigan registration cost?

$249 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $255 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Michigan?

$224 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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