Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

An LLC formed in West Virginia that wants to do business in Virginia files Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What West Virginia and Virginia each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$100 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 Virginia
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	sos.wv.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Virginia registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Virginia

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. West Virginia takes days to issue it and Virginia wants it within one year, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days West Virginia takes to send the certificate before the Virginia filing goes in. After approval, your West Virginia LLC is registered with Virginia.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$309

Will your West Virginia name work for Virginia?

Virginia can hold a name for 120 days for $10 before you file.

Your Virginia agent and the West Virginia one

Virginia calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Virginia papers come to us; West Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Virginia

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Virginia comes to $225 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Virginia company in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6). See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Virginia

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Virginia?

Yes, once a West Virginia business operates there; Virginia law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Virginia?

$225 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A West Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Virginia can add a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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