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Virginia Foreign LLC Route (2026): Entry Fees and the 2 Best Registration Services

For a foreign LLC registration in Virginia, our 2026 routing puts Mainstay Filing ($199) and VA Registered Agent.org ($199) in that order. An LLC from elsewhere pays $100 to enter Virginia and $50 at every report checkpoint, which puts the state 17th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Tolls on the Virginia route

17th

by the three-year odometer for foreign LLCs, of 50

Fewer miles, smaller toll (shared mile). Open the 50-state route map

Entry fee for outside LLCs
$100
October 2026 survey: scc.virginia.gov
Checkpoint report
$50
Annual registration fee
Home-state clearance
365 days
How old the clearance may be
State toll, three years
$200
Entry, then checkpoints two and three

The Virginia stops, ranked

The order rests on five criteria set out in the method: three-year provider cost (35%), steps covered (27%), renewal fare, fit with Virginia rules and fee labeling.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a later third or fourth crossing

Stop one$199 plus the state toll; agent $149 a year from lap two

Mainstay Filing is stop one: the service fee is $199 in any state, with agent duty free for the opening year.

VA Registered Agent.org is $100 cheaper over three years, yet the coverage criterion points the other direction.

Agent duty beyond lap one costs $149 annually in every state.

The fare covers

  • The registration drafted and filed by Mainstay
  • No charge for registered agent duty while year one lasts
  • One fare, any state

On the plus side

  • A fare of $199
  • All fifty states covered
  • The first agent lap is covered

On the minus side

  • $50 more each lap for the agent
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2. VA Registered Agent.org: best for one extra state

One state only$199 plus the state toll; agent $99 a year from lap two

Stop 2, VA Registered Agent.org: registration for $199 plus state tolls, agent duty free for the first lap.

The fare covers

  • Virginia registration drafted and filed
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • Agent covered in lap one
  • Then $99 per lap
  • $199 plus the state toll

On the minus side

  • Virginia and no farther
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Fares in a row

StopProviderLeg oneLater legsProvider cost, three years
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2VA Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit VA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Each fare was read from the provider's own pages on November 12, 2026. Add the $100 entry toll to every row.

Virginia foreign LLC route calculator

The entry fee is $100, followed by the $50 report from year two, and each provider's fares are added.

Route cost for 3 years with Mainstay Filing: $697, of which $200 goes to the state and $497 to the provider.

Virginia and the stops on either side of it

MileStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
13thColorado$150
16thMinnesota$185
17thVirginia$200
17thWest Virginia$200
19thKansas$205

For the other states, open Foreign LLC fees by state.

Virginia foreign registration: fee, form, office

Entry costs $100, paid when the Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC1052) reaches the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk. The gate also asks for certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, issued no more than 365 days.

From then on it handles the annual registration fee ($50), last day of your registration month.

Pack before you file

  • Certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, not more than 365 days.
  • Registered home-state name and date of formation.
  • A registered agent inside the state, included with each pick.
  • A way to pay the $100 official fee.

If you never register

Until it clears registration, the LLC cannot bring a lawsuit in the state's courts (Va. Code 13.1-1057(A)). Its contracts stay valid (Va. Code 13.1-1057(C)).

Basis for the order

For Virginia, the criterion that decided the lead was steps the service takes over, at 27%.

A foreign LLC already has a home route, so a provider covering both states scored best.

Virginia FAQ

What does Virginia toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$100 as the official fee. Our picks add $199.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into Virginia?

Entry is on the Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC1052), which goes to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk.

Does the gate ask for clearance from the home state?

It does: certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, dated within 365 days of filing.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

There is: the annual registration fee, which costs $50.

What happens when the LLC does business there without registering?

Until it clears registration, the LLC cannot bring a lawsuit in the state's courts (Va. Code 13.1-1057(A)). Its contracts stay valid (Va. Code 13.1-1057(C)).

Does a foreign LLC need to carry a registered agent for Virginia?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Which provider should take my foreign LLC across?

Start at Mainstay Filing: $199 plus Virginia's own entry fee, then $149 a year for agent duty from the second lap. Further along, VA Registered Agent.org.

More from this state

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker, via law.lis.virginia.gov: Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, logged October 2026.
  2. Marker, via scc.virginia.gov: Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, logged October 2026.
  3. Marker, via law.lis.virginia.gov: Va, logged August 2026.
  4. Marker, via law.lis.virginia.gov: Virginia formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  5. Marker, via law.lis.virginia.gov: Virginia registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker, via scc.virginia.gov: SCC, foreign limited liability company forms and fees, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker, via scc.virginia.gov: SCC, foreign business entities FAQ, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker, via scc.virginia.gov: SCC, foreign registration checklist, logged October 2026.
  9. Marker, via law.lis.virginia.gov: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1052, application for registration, logged October 2026.
  10. Marker, via law.lis.virginia.gov: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1059, activities that are, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker, via law.lis.virginia.gov: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1057, consequences of transacting, logged October 2026.
  12. Marker, via law.lis.virginia.gov: Code of Virginia 13.1-1051 to 13.1-1059, foreign limited, logged November 2026.
  13. Marker, via coloradosos.gov: Colorado Secretary of State, foreign entity FAQ, logged October 2026.
  14. Marker, via coloradosos.gov: Sample Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, logged October 2026.
  15. Marker, via coloradosos.gov: Secretary of State business fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  16. Marker, via content.leg.colorado.gov: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 7, logged October 2026.
  17. Marker, via coloradosos.gov: Registered agent requirements effective July 1, 2025, logged October 2026.
  18. Marker, via coloradosos.gov: Periodic report FAQ, logged October 2026.
  19. Marker, via sos.mn.gov: Minnesota Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms, logged October 2026.
  20. Marker, via sos.mn.gov: Foreign LLC certificate of authority form, logged October 2026.
  21. Marker, via sos.mn.gov: Business filing and certification fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  22. Marker, via revisor.mn.gov: Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate of authority, logged October 2026.
  23. Marker, via revisor.mn.gov: Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities that are not, logged October 2026.
  24. Marker, via revisor.mn.gov: Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences, logged October 2026.
  25. Marker, via sos.wv.gov: West Virginia SOS, register an out-of-state business, logged October 2026.
  26. Marker, via sos.wv.gov: Form LLF-1, application for certificate of authority, logged October 2026.
  27. Marker, via code.wvlegislature.gov: W, logged October 2026.
  28. Marker, via code.wvlegislature.gov: W, logged October 2026.
  29. Marker, via code.wvlegislature.gov: W, logged October 2026.
  30. Marker, via sos.wv.gov: West Virginia SOS, cancel or withdraw a foreign, logged October 2026.
  31. Marker, via sos.ks.gov: Kansas Secretary of State, register a business, logged October 2026.
  32. Marker, via sos.ks.gov: Form FA, foreign business application, logged October 2026.
  33. Marker, via ksrevisor.gov: K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business, logged October 2026.
  34. Marker, via ksrevisor.gov: K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register, logged October 2026.
  35. Marker, via sos.ks.gov: Kansas Secretary of State, information reports, logged October 2026.
  36. Mainstay Filing listed this Virginia service page on November 12, 2026
  37. VA Registered Agent.org listed this pricing page on November 12, 2026