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An out-of-state LLC in Virginia

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Virginia, it registers with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk for a fee of $100.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Virginia, and Virginia’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1052, application for registration; Code of Virginia § 13.1-1059, activities that are not transacting business; Code of Virginia § 13.1-1057, consequences of transacting business without registration. If the answer is not clear, a Virginia attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • Filed with: Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
  • Fee: $100
  • Paper from your formation state: Certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, no older than 365 days
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Virginia

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Virginia (2026)

Handing the Virginia registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. VA Registered Agent.org $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Virginia page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Virginia, so this list has two entries.

Where Virginia sits

9th cheapest of 50 at $100, in the band $100 to $149. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Virginia questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Virginia?

Virginia registers foreign LLCs through the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk. Whether your activity requires it is set by Virginia’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $100.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Virginia?

LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company, with Certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, no older than 365 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual registration fee (State Corporation Commission), $50 (due: last day of your registration month), and a registered agent in the state.

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