Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

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

Wisconsin vs Virginia: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	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	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From Wisconsin to Virginia, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Ordered from Wisconsin on filing day, it easily meets Virginia's limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It lists us as your Virginia registered agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the Virginia filing. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Virginia.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to Virginia

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

Your Wisconsin name and Virginia's rules

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

Your Virginia agent and the Wisconsin one

Wisconsin and Virginia both call it a registered agent. Virginia papers come to us; Wisconsin's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Virginia and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Virginia comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Virginia company in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Virginia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Virginia

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Virginia?

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

How much does the Virginia registration cost?

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

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Virginia?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin registered agent stays, and ours covers Virginia for year one.

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

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

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