Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, an LLC formed in Washington registers there on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Washington records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Washington and West Virginia each ask for

	Washington formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How Washington companies register with West Virginia

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Washington certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It names us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, with your Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the West Virginia filing. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with West Virginia.

West Virginia costs for Washington companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$370

West Virginia's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Washington name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your Washington name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the Washington name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Washington company. We search West Virginia's records for Washington's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Washington one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Washington says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; Washington's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Washington and West Virginia

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Washington plus West Virginia comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Washington files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Washington

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Washington company need to register in West Virginia?

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

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

$350 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $370 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost; Washington's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and West Virginia?

$244 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $70 to Washington and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my Washington name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Washington name at home. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Washington companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Washington's filings.

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