Foreign registration · Form FA

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

An LLC formed in West Virginia that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of West Virginia here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your West Virginia records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What West Virginia and Kansas each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 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 on Kansas's paper form
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	July 1 each year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Kansas resident agent

From West Virginia to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your West Virginia name and formation date. No West Virginia paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. Once Kansas approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Will your West Virginia name work for Kansas?

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

Your Kansas agent and the West Virginia one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($26); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Kansas

A corporation formed in West Virginia files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into West Virginia

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Kansas

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay West Virginia.

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

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($26) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30); until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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