Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from Virginia as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Virginia and Vermont side by side

	Virginia formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$6	$155 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Vermont

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Vermont's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered 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 Vermont filing. Once Vermont approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Vermont costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$360

Will your Virginia name work for Vermont?

If another Vermont company uses the Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the Virginia one

Virginia and Vermont both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Virginia; ours takes Vermont's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Vermont comes to $369 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Vermont

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Virginia

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Vermont

Does my Virginia company need to register in Vermont?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $360 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; Virginia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Vermont?

$369 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

Official sources

People also search

LLC into Vermont, by home state (48)

Virginia into other states (47)

The same move for a corporation