Foreign Entity Fees

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Virginia foreign entity fees

To register a foreign LLC in Virginia you pay $100 to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk; other entity types pay the fees in the table below.

Fee by entity type

EntityForeign feeBasis
LLC$100LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
For-profit corporationVaries (tiered by size)Va. Code §§ 13.1-615.1, 13.1-616; SCC Charter Fee / Entrance Fee Schedule
Nonprofit corporation$75Va. Code §§ 13.1-815.1, 13.1-816
Limited partnership$100Va. Code §§ 50-73.17, 50-73.54
LLP$100Va. Code §§ 50-73.83(F), 50-73.138

Non-LLC figures come from state research dated August 12, 2026; confirm with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk before you file.

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Virginia (2026)

If the entity is an LLC, these are the filing services for Virginia.

#ServiceService feeVirginia feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$100Year one included, then $149/yr
2VA Registered Agent.org$199$100Year one included, then $99/yr

Service prices read from each provider’s Virginia page on October 28, 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.

The LLC filing

Form
LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
Home-state certificate
Certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments, no older than 365 days
Yearly filing
Annual registration fee (State Corporation Commission), $50 (due: last day of your registration month)

Questions about Virginia

What does an LLC pay to register in Virginia?

$100, with LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company.

Is the Virginia corporation fee the same as the LLC fee?

A foreign corporation’s fee tiered by size in Virginia, so there is no single figure; read the basis in the table.

Which service should an LLC use in Virginia?

Mainstay Filing: $199 plus the $100 state fee, with the agent free for the first year.

Sources for the LLC fee