Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

An LLC formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Ohio files Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio asks nothing of Virginia here, not even the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Virginia records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Ohio side by side

	Virginia formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6	$99 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Virginia companies register with Ohio

We prepare and file Form 617
It lists us as your Ohio statutory agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Virginia first, so the Ohio filing can go in right away. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Ohio.

Your Virginia name and Ohio's rules

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

Your Ohio agent and the Virginia one

Ohio calls it a statutory agent; Virginia says registered agent. Ohio papers come to us; Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Ohio

Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Ohio

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form 530A with Ohio ($99 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Ohio company in Virginia

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

Questions Virginia owners ask about Ohio

Does my Virginia company need to register in Ohio?

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

How much does the Ohio registration cost?

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Virginia.

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

No, Ohio takes Form 617 without it.

How long does the Ohio registration take?

Ohio's standard processing takes 3 to 7 business days; nothing comes from Virginia first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Ohio LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Ohio yearly report, and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Ohio registration and Virginia's filings stay in place.

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