South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Virginia that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Virginia records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Virginia and South Carolina each ask for

	Virginia formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6	$110 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
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 South Carolina agent for service of process

From Virginia to South Carolina, 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 South Carolina order. An instant Virginia certificate reaches South Carolina only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the South Carolina filing. Once South Carolina approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

South Carolina costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$315

Will your Virginia name work for South Carolina?

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Carolina and Virginia

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Virginia says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Virginia; ours takes South Carolina's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Virginia

Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Virginia

An LLC formed in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

Does my Virginia company need to register in South Carolina?

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

How much does it cost to register a Virginia LLC in South Carolina?

$309 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $315 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina 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 South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Cancellation of Authority to Transact Business; until then, both the South Carolina registration and Virginia's filings stay in place.

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