Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in West Virginia that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from West Virginia: no Certificate of Existence. 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.

West Virginia vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	West Virginia formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$205 at order (filing fee $185 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 Minnesota
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	July 1 each year	December 31
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Minnesota registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date. No West Virginia paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. Once Minnesota approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Your West Virginia name and Minnesota's rules

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

Your Minnesota agent and the West Virginia one

Minnesota 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 Minnesota's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Minnesota and West Virginia

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Minnesota comes to $175 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Minnesota

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in West Virginia

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

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Minnesota

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a West Virginia business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay West Virginia.

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

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from West Virginia first.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Minnesota?

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

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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