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West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from West Virginia as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont 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 Division using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia and Vermont side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 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 online with Vermont
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Vermont registered agent

From West Virginia to Vermont, 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 Vermont order. With West Virginia taking days and Vermont counting 90 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. The West Virginia certificate takes days to arrive, so the Vermont filing waits for it. Once Vermont approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Vermont costs for West Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$364

Will your West Virginia name work for Vermont?

If another Vermont company uses the West Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and West Virginia

Vermont 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 Vermont's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Vermont

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Vermont comes to $345 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Vermont

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into West Virginia

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35). See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Vermont

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Vermont?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Vermont wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, plus a few days for West Virginia's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Vermont?

$345 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A West Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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