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An out-of-state LLC in West Virginia

If your out-of-state LLC does business in West Virginia, it registers with the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division for a fee of $150.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in West Virginia, and West Virginia’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: W. Va. Code § 31B-10-1003, activities that are not transacting business; W. Va. Code § 31B-10-1008, effect of failure to obtain a certificate. If the answer is not clear, a West Virginia attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
  • Filed with: West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
  • Fee: $150
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of existence (good standing), dated in the current tax year
  • A local agent: A agent for service of process in West Virginia

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in West Virginia (2026)

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

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its West Virginia checkout showed $350 in total, including $1 in state processing charges (checked October 29, 2026).
  2. 2. WV Registered Agent.org $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. West Virginia Registered Agent.co $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s West Virginia page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division.

Where West Virginia sits

26th cheapest of 50 at $150, in the band $150 to $249. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

West Virginia questions

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

West Virginia registers foreign LLCs through the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by West Virginia’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $150.

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

LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company, with Certificate of existence (good standing), dated in the current tax year.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Secretary of State), $25 (due: june 30), and a agent for service of process in the state.

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