Foreign registration · no form number

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers an LLC from West Virginia as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada asks nothing of West Virginia here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia vs Nevada: the paperwork

	West Virginia formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$425 at order (filing fee $75 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 Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Nevada registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your West Virginia name and formation date. No West Virginia paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. After approval, your West Virginia LLC is registered with Nevada.

Your West Virginia name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and West Virginia

Nevada 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 Nevada's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Nevada

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Nevada comes to $525 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Nevada

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nevada into West Virginia

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50). See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Nevada

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a West Virginia business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay West Virginia.

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

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from West Virginia first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Nevada?

$525 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a West Virginia company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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