Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana needs nothing from Virginia: no Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Virginia and Montana each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$6	$70 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with Montana
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Montana

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Montana registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Virginia first, so the Montana filing can go in right away. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Montana.

Your Virginia name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and Virginia

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Montana comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Montana

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Virginia

An LLC formed in Montana 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 Montana

Does my Virginia company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Montana does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Virginia.

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Montana?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

A Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Montana can add a penalty of $5 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

Virginia companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (foreign limited liability company); until then, Montana's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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