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Virginia Foreign LLC Registration

The fee, the form, what triggers registration in Virginia, and how to file.

State filing fee $100 one-time
Registered agent $125/year based on Northwest RA
Total, all in $625
Virginia data last reviewed Aug 22, 2026 · scc.virginia.gov Totals include the $100 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and Virginia recurring state costs over the selected period.

Foreign Qualification

Filing fee
$100
Form
Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form LLC1052)
Annual obligation
$50/year
Processing time
Virginia publishes no standard processing time for this filing.
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Its only published turnaround is purchased and online only: $50 or $100 for a filing response by 4pm the following business day if submitted by 2pm, or $200 for the same business day if submitted by 10am. The SCC states that you may not expedite a paper submission

Expedite
Online filings only. Next business day costs $50 or $100 depending on the filing, submitted by 2pm for a response by 4pm the next business day.
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Same business day costs $200, submitted by 10am. The Commission publishes both next-day prices without saying which filings take which, and shows the price at the payment step, so budget for $100 rather than $50. Expedite fees are not refunded, each resubmission needs its own fee, and a paper submission cannot be expedited at all

Estimated year 1 cost
$150
Visit Virginia State Corporation Commission ↗

Need to register your LLC in Virginia?

Northwest files the foreign registration and serves as your registered agent in Virginia, which the filing requires. Only need an agent? Northwest's registered agent service alone is $125/year.

Have Northwest register your LLC in Virginia ↗
$225 + the state fee · One year of registered agent included
Other registered agent options 2 alternatives
Registered Agents Inc
$200/year · Report filing included, state fees extra
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Harbor Compliance
$99 first year, then $149/year · Full-service compliance option
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What triggers foreign qualification in Virginia?

  • Physical office or place of business
  • Employees working in the state

Important to know

  • Virginia LLCs file no conventional annual report. The recurring $50 is an annual registration fee assessed by the State Corporation Commission, which is why searching for a Virginia annual report turns up little.
What does NOT require registration in Virginia 12 activities

Virginia carves 12 activities out by statute. On their own, none of them requires a foreign LLC to register.

  • Maintaining, defending, or settling any proceeding
  • Holding meetings of members or carrying on internal company affairs
  • Maintaining bank accounts
  • Maintaining offices or agencies for transfer, exchange, and registration of the company's own securities
  • Selling through independent contractors
  • Soliciting or obtaining orders, if the orders require acceptance outside Virginia
  • Creating or acquiring indebtedness, deeds of trust, and security interests in property
  • Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing deeds of trust and security interests
  • Owning real or personal property, and nothing more
  • Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not one of repeated transactions
  • Motion picture, television, or commercial production activity for less than 90 consecutive days
  • Serving only as a general partner of a limited partnership that does not otherwise transact business in Virginia

Under Va. Code Section 13.1-1059. Virginia has NO interstate-commerce safe harbor, which is a uniform-act staple. Unique items cover film and television production under 90 consecutive days, and serving only as a general partner.

Forming a new LLC in Virginia instead? $100 to form
Formation fee
$100
Annual cost
$50/year
State income tax
Income tax up to 5.75% (2026 tax year)
Privacy
High
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This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify with the Virginia SCC before filing.