Virginia rows, in order
Figures come from each company's own pricing. Add the $100 state fee to any row.
1. VA Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent cost
Row one
$199 plus the $100 state fee; renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Best value for Virginia is VA Registered Agent.org: $199 above the state fee at the start, $99 each year after.
The tiebreaker is cost, and three years here come in lower than at Mainstay Filing.
Included lines
- The foreign filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- $199 on top of the state fee
- Agent renews at $99 after that
- A free agent year at the start
Minus column
- Covers Virginia alone, so the home state needs its own agent
2
2. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs that keep adding states
Bundled
$199 plus the $100 state fee; renewal $149
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Mainstay Filing takes line 2 since $199 over the state fee, registered agent free in year one, then $149/yr after.
Three years here come to $100 more than VA Registered Agent.org.
The agent line reads zero in year one and $149/yr from year two, in any state.
Included lines
- Registration prepared and filed
- Registered agent, year one free
- Fifty-state coverage
Gains
- The first agent year is covered
- The fee is identical in every state
- Adds $199 to the state fee
Minus column
- Renewal lands $50 over VA Registered Agent.org
Cumulative totals
Service fees only, from each company's prices read November 13, 2026. None of the totals cross in ten years.
Tally your own timeline
Change the years to re-tally the rows.
State fees, cited
The last row is a sum: the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named in the text but not added.
Why the Virginia rows sit where they do
Three-year tally put VA Registered Agent.org in row one. That column carries 39% of the sort, and jobs ticked off, renewal step, break-even tally and price on the page make up the rest.
Three years with VA Registered Agent.org add up to $397; Mainstay Filing runs $100 higher.
Virginia foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
An LLC formed in another state registers with Virginia before doing business there, by filing the Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC1052) with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk ($100). Provide certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments issued in the past 365 days.
Skipping it can lead to it cannot act as plaintiff (Va. Code 13.1-1057(A)).
Source: source law.lis.virginia.gov, last tallied October 2026 for this entry
The zero-service option
State fees alone come to $200 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $497.
FAQ
What does Virginia charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$100 at the state office, with $199 more if a service files it.
What do three years of service add up to?
Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC1052), submitted to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk.
Does Virginia want a document from the home state?
Yes, and it must be dated within 365 days: certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The annual registration fee costs $50.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
There is no break-even point inside ten years.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Virginia?
The first line belongs to VA Registered Agent.org, the second to Mainstay Filing.
What each entry rests on
- October 2026 entry: Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, source law.lis.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, source scc.virginia.gov
- August 2026 entry: Va, source law.lis.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: Virginia formation fee: Filing fee, source law.lis.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: Virginia registered agent statute, source law.lis.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: SCC, foreign limited liability company, source scc.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: SCC, foreign business entities FAQ, source scc.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: SCC, foreign registration checklist, source scc.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1052, source law.lis.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1059, source law.lis.virginia.gov
- October 2026 entry: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1057, source law.lis.virginia.gov
- November 2026 entry: Code of Virginia 13.1-1051 to, source law.lis.virginia.gov
- pricing page at VA Registered Agent.org, booked November 13, 2026
- Virginia service page at Mainstay Filing, booked November 13, 2026