Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, an LLC formed in West Virginia registers there on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your West Virginia records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

West Virginia and Arizona side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	No annual report
Due	July 1 each year
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Arizona statutory agent

From West Virginia to Arizona, step by step

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. With West Virginia taking days and Arizona counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your West Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The West Virginia certificate takes days to arrive, so the Arizona filing waits for it. Once Arizona approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Arizona costs for West Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$397.30

Your West Virginia name and Arizona's rules

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the West Virginia company. We search Arizona's records for West Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Arizona agent and the West Virginia one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Arizona papers come to us; West Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Arizona and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($26); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Arizona

A corporation formed in West Virginia files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Arizona into West Virginia

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Arizona

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a West Virginia business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $397.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus a few days for West Virginia's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($26) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

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

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my West Virginia name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its West Virginia name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and West Virginia's filings stay in place.

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