The numbers behind Virginia
17th
out of 50, foreign LLC state charges
Charge to register
$100
Recurring report
$50
Annual registration fee
Proof of good standing
365 days
It must be dated no earlier than
State total, years 1 to 3
$200
Register once, then two report years
Providers for Virginia, ranked
Criteria and weights behind this order are on the
method page.
Our pick
1. VA Registered Agent.org: best for a modest Virginia registration
Year one $199, then $99
Start with VA Registered Agent.org, where a $199 service charge and a $99 agent renewal.
It beats Mainstay Filing on three-year provider charges, and cost makes up 36% of the score.
Price covers
- The state filing for foreign LLCs
- A year of agent service
Upside
- $199 over the state fee
- $99 yearly from year two
- Year-one agent duty is included
Covers the whole map
2. Mainstay Filing: best for a later third or fourth state
Year one $199, then $149
Mainstay Filing takes spot 2: registering costs $199 plus state fees, and the registered agent is free during year one.
VA Registered Agent.org comes in $100 lower across three years, which is why it is placed higher.
Year two brings an agent charge of $149 per year, whichever state it is.
Price covers
- Registration papers drawn up and filed for you
- First-year registered agent service carries no fee
- One service charge for all fifty states
Upside
- Registered agent free for year one
- $199 to register
- One service charge for every state
Downside
- VA Registered Agent.org's agent renews for $50 less
Virginia providers on one chart
All prices here are as the companies showed them on November 12, 2026. Add the $100 state fee to every row.
Registration budget calculator
The registration fee is $100, with the $50 report from year two; each provider's prices go on top.
Virginia and the states beside it on the chart
Virginia foreign LLC registration fee and form (official)
The fee to register is $100, paid when the Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC1052) is filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk. Also required: certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, not older than 365 days.
It then keeps filing the annual registration fee ($50), last day of your registration month.
Checklist before you file
- Certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, at most 365 days.
- Registered home-state name and date of formation.
- A registered agent inside the state, included with each pick.
- Funds to cover the $100 state charge.
If you never register
State courts will not hear a suit from an LLC that has not registered (Va. Code 13.1-1057(A)). Its contracts stay valid (Va. Code 13.1-1057(C)).
How the Virginia ranking was drawn
VA Registered Agent.org pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on service cost across three years, weighted 36%.
VA Registered Agent.org totals $397 over three years, which is $100 less than Mainstay Filing.
Virginia: your questions
What does Virginia charge a foreign LLC to register?
$100 at the state office. Our picks add $199.
Which form does a foreign LLC file with Virginia?
The form is the Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC1052), and it goes to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk.
Does the filing need a certificate from the home state?
Yes: certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, dated within 365 days of filing.
Does a foreign LLC have a yearly obligation?
A yearly filing applies, namely the annual registration fee, which costs $50.
What happens if the LLC does business there without registering?
State courts will not hear a suit from an LLC that has not registered (Va. Code 13.1-1057(A)). Its contracts stay valid (Va. Code 13.1-1057(C)).
Must a foreign LLC name a registered agent for Virginia?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which provider should register my foreign LLC?
Start with VA Registered Agent.org ($199 above the state fee to register, then $99 each year); Mainstay Filing follow.
Where each number comes from
- Check law.lis.virginia.gov for Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check scc.virginia.gov for Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check law.lis.virginia.gov for Va; last seen August 2026.
- Check law.lis.virginia.gov for Virginia formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check law.lis.virginia.gov for Virginia registered agent statute; last seen October 2026.
- Check scc.virginia.gov for SCC, foreign limited liability company forms and fees; last seen October 2026.
- Check scc.virginia.gov for SCC, foreign business entities FAQ; last seen October 2026.
- Check scc.virginia.gov for SCC, foreign registration checklist; last seen October 2026.
- Check law.lis.virginia.gov for Code of Virginia § 13.1-1052, application for registration; last seen October 2026.
- Check law.lis.virginia.gov for Code of Virginia § 13.1-1059, activities that are; last seen October 2026.
- Check law.lis.virginia.gov for Code of Virginia § 13.1-1057, consequences of transacting; last seen October 2026.
- Check law.lis.virginia.gov for Code of Virginia 13.1-1051 to 13.1-1059, foreign limited; last seen November 2026.
- Check coloradosos.gov for Colorado Secretary of State, foreign entity FAQ; last seen October 2026.
- Check coloradosos.gov for Sample Statement of Foreign Entity Authority; last seen October 2026.
- Check coloradosos.gov for Secretary of State business fee schedule; last seen October 2026.
- Check content.leg.colorado.gov for Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 7; last seen October 2026.
- Check coloradosos.gov for Registered agent requirements effective July 1, 2025; last seen October 2026.
- Check coloradosos.gov for Periodic report FAQ; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.mn.gov for Minnesota Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.mn.gov for Foreign LLC certificate of authority form; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.mn.gov for Business filing and certification fee schedule; last seen October 2026.
- Check revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate of authority; last seen October 2026.
- Check revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities that are not; last seen October 2026.
- Check revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.wv.gov for West Virginia SOS, register an out-of-state business; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.wv.gov for Form LLF-1, application for certificate of authority; last seen October 2026.
- Check code.wvlegislature.gov for W; last seen October 2026.
- Check code.wvlegislature.gov for W; last seen October 2026.
- Check code.wvlegislature.gov for W; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.wv.gov for West Virginia SOS, cancel or withdraw a foreign; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.ks.gov for Kansas Secretary of State, register a business; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.ks.gov for Form FA, foreign business application; last seen October 2026.
- Check ksrevisor.gov for K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business; last seen October 2026.
- Check ksrevisor.gov for K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.ks.gov for Kansas Secretary of State, information reports; last seen October 2026.
- On November 12, 2026 VA Registered Agent.org showed this pricing page
- On November 12, 2026 Mainstay Filing showed this Virginia service page