Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in West Virginia registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa 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 from your West Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What West Virginia and Iowa each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 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 Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	July 1 each year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Iowa registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Iowa

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. West Virginia takes days to issue it and Iowa wants it within 90 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It names us as your Iowa registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days West Virginia takes to send the certificate before the Iowa filing goes in. Once Iowa approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$309

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

Your West Virginia name and Iowa's rules

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the West Virginia company. We check your exact West Virginia name against Iowa's records before filing.

Your Iowa agent and the West Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Iowa

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($26); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Iowa

A corporation formed in West Virginia files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Iowa

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Iowa?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Iowa 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 Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($26) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

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

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa 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 Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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