Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Virginia records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Virginia and Rhode Island each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Virginia to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Rhode Island's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Virginia to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$361

Will your Virginia name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Virginia plus Rhode Island comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Virginia

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Rhode Island

Does my Virginia company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$355 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $361 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Rhode Island?

$249 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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