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West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in West Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your West Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What West Virginia and Connecticut each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$120 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	July 1 each year	On or before March 31
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Connecticut registered agent

From West Virginia to Connecticut, 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 Connecticut order. West Virginia takes days to issue it and Connecticut wants it within 90 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your West Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days West Virginia takes to send the certificate before the Connecticut filing goes in. Once Connecticut approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Connecticut costs for West Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$329

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

Will your West Virginia name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact West Virginia name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the West Virginia one

Connecticut calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for West Virginia; ours takes Connecticut's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Connecticut comes to $255 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Connecticut

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Connecticut

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Connecticut wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Connecticut?

$255 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a West Virginia company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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