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Foreign registration · State Form 56369

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

To do business in Indiana, an LLC formed in West Virginia registers there on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your West Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

West Virginia and Indiana side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$105 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 with Indiana
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	July 1 each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Indiana registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Indiana

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. With West Virginia taking days and Indiana counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It lists us as your Indiana 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 Indiana filing goes in. Once Indiana approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Indiana costs for West Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$314

Will your West Virginia name work for Indiana?

We search Indiana's records for West Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Indiana and West Virginia

Indiana 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 Indiana's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Indiana

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($26); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering an Indiana company in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15). See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Indiana

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Indiana?

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

How much does the Indiana registration cost?

$304 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($26) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A West Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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