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West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers an LLC from West Virginia as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What West Virginia and Idaho each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 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 online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Idaho registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Idaho

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. With West Virginia taking days and Idaho counting 90 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho 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 Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your West Virginia LLC is registered with Idaho.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Idaho

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$312.50

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

Will your West Virginia name work for Idaho?

If another Idaho company uses the West Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact West Virginia name against Idaho's records before filing.

Agents: Idaho and West Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Idaho

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Idaho comes to $175 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Idaho

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in West Virginia

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

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Idaho

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Idaho?

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

How much does the Idaho registration cost?

$302.50 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $312.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, plus a few days for West Virginia's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Idaho?

$175 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

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

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho 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 Idaho LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement ($20); until then, Idaho's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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