Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers an LLC from Virginia as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Virginia vs Washington: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$6	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with Washington
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Washington

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Washington's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. Once Washington approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Washington costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$405

Your Virginia name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Virginia

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Washington comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Washington

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Washington into Virginia

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Washington

Does my Virginia company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $405 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington 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 Washington?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Virginia?

It files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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