Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from West Virginia as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia and Missouri side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
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 Missouri
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	No annual report
Due	July 1 each year
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Missouri registered agent

From West Virginia to Missouri, step by step

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. West Virginia takes days to issue it and Missouri wants it within 60 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri 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 Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Missouri

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

Your West Virginia name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and West Virginia

Missouri 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 Missouri's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Missouri

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($26); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Missouri

A corporation formed in West Virginia files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into West Virginia

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

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Missouri

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a West Virginia business operates there; Missouri law lists 7 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$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: Missouri 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 Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($26) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A West Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Missouri can add a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Missouri require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Missouri yearly report, and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing a Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Missouri registration and West Virginia's filings stay in place.

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