Foreign LLC Filing › West Virginia
Filing a foreign LLC in West Virginia
To file a foreign LLC in West Virginia, send LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company and the $150 fee to the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division, with a home-state certificate.
The filing packet
| Item | West Virginia requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $150 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Certificate of existence (good standing), dated in the current tax year | Order from the home state first |
| Registered agent | A agent for service of process with a West Virginia street address | Named on the application |
Where it goes
- Receiving office
- West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
- Application
- LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $150
Paying for it
Mainstay’s West Virginia checkout passes through $1 more in state processing charges than the $150 filing fee.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in West Virginia (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For West Virginia these are the three we would choose.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $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. WV Registered Agent.org
$199 + $150 state fee = $349
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. West Virginia Registered Agent.co
$199 + $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.
West Virginia filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in West Virginia?
With the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the West Virginia filing?
Certificate of existence (good standing), dated in the current tax year, with LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company.
What does the West Virginia filing cost?
$150 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- Form LLF-1, application for certificate of authority: sos.wv.gov/media/289/download?inline, checked October 8, 2026
- W. Va. Code § 59-1-2a, annual report fee: code.wvlegislature.gov/59-1-2A/, checked October 8, 2026
- West Virginia SOS, register an out-of-state business: sos.wv.gov/business/registration-and-waivers/register-out-state-foreign-business, checked October 8, 2026
- W. Va. Code § 31B-10-1003, activities that are not transacting business: code.wvlegislature.gov/31B-10-1003/, checked October 8, 2026
- W. Va. Code § 31B-10-1008, effect of failure to obtain a certificate: code.wvlegislature.gov/31B-10-1008/, checked October 8, 2026
- West Virginia SOS, cancel or withdraw a foreign business: sos.wv.gov/business/updates-and-changes/cancelwithdraw-out-state-foreign-business, checked October 8, 2026