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Living in West Virginia with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside West Virginia and does business here, it generally registers with the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division as a foreign LLC. The fee is $150.

Do I have to register?

West Virginia expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeWest Virginia foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$150$250
Delaware$110$150$260
Nevada$425$150$575

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in West Virginia (2026)

Want it handled? For West Virginia, in order.

  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 on October 28, 2026, including $1 in state processing charges.
  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 read from each provider’s West Virginia page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division.

What you keep up

Annual report (Secretary of State), $25 (due: june 30). You also keep a agent for service of process in West Virginia.

West Virginia questions

Can I run an LLC from West Virginia if it was formed in another state?

You can, but West Virginia generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division takes the filing.

What does West Virginia charge a foreign LLC?

$150.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Yes. Certificate of existence (good standing), dated in the current tax year.

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