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What foreign registration costs by state / Virginia

2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Virginia (2026): What You Pay

When you shop for foreign registration services in Virginia for 2026, the order to follow is Mainstay Filing ($199) and VA Registered Agent.org ($199). Count on $100 for Virginia, plus $397 to $497 in service fees over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: What you spend over three years counts 38%, and how much work the price takes off you counts 31%. Renewal change, break-even and price visibility make up the rest. How we rank

Budget snapshot

Your state registration fee $100 scc.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Year-one range $199 Service fees only
What three years cost you $397 to $497 Opening year plus two more
What the state collects in 3 years $200 Same whoever you hire
Bills cross in Not within ten years Order holds for ten years

The Virginia picks

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $100 state fee separately.

1
First choice

1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state

$199 to register, $149 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Start with Mainstay Filing. A Virginia registration adds $199 to state fees, with the opening agent year free.

Three years cost you $100 more than VA Registered Agent.org, but the extra work it covers counts for more in the ranking.

Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • One fee wherever you register

What you get

  • Registered agent is free in year one
  • Helpful if another state follows
  • $199 added to Virginia's fee

What to watch

  • A higher agent renewal ($149)
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One-state service

2. VA Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest agent bill

$199 to register, $99 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

VA Registered Agent.org ranks second. Three years of service fees come to $397.

Your price covers

  • The Virginia registration filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Year-one agent covered
  • Starts at $199
  • $99 a year for the agent after that

What to watch

  • Limited to one state

What each service adds up to

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 VA Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out VA Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Service fees only, from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. No service overtakes another within ten years.

Your budget calculator

Tell us how many years you plan to keep the LLC and each service's running total updates.

Your spend for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, VA Registered Agent.org $397. The best total here is VA Registered Agent.org.

Virginia fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
Foreign registration filing $100 scc.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual registration fee $50 law.lis.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State side, 3 years $200 Sum of the lines above

Think of the state total as one filing, two reports and a yearly minimum tax where it applies. Notices and similar costs are listed separately.

What settled it

Weight 31%: upkeep the price covers. That factor separated the top two.

You are dealing with at least two states when you register here, and one provider for both beat VA Registered Agent.org.

What Virginia charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

Working in Virginia with an LLC from another state means registering with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk, using the Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC1052) and $100. Include certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments from within the last 365 days.

Operating without registering may mean Virginia courts dismissing your own claims (Va. Code 13.1-1057(A)).

As written: law.lis.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

State fees only

$200 in state fees is the least three years can cost you. Services add $397 to $497 above that.

Virginia money questions

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Virginia?

$100 at the state office, with another $199 if you hire help.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.

Which form do I file to register?

You file 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.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Virginia?

Yes, and it can be at most 365 days old: certified copy of articles of organization and all amendments.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual registration fee next, and it costs $50.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

No break-even inside ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Virginia?

Mainstay Filing is first for you, with VA Registered Agent.org after it.

See also

What foreign registration costs by state for all 50 states Best foreign registration services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing traces back to law.lis.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  2. Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing traces back to scc.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  3. Va traces back to law.lis.virginia.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  4. Virginia formation fee: Filing fee traces back to law.lis.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  5. Virginia registered agent statute traces back to law.lis.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. SCC, foreign limited liability company traces back to scc.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. SCC, foreign business entities FAQ traces back to scc.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. SCC, foreign registration checklist traces back to scc.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. Code of Virginia § 13.1-1052 traces back to law.lis.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  10. Code of Virginia § 13.1-1059 traces back to law.lis.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  11. Code of Virginia § 13.1-1057 traces back to law.lis.virginia.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  12. Code of Virginia 13.1-1051 to traces back to law.lis.virginia.gov; we looked in November 2026.
  13. Mainstay Filing Virginia service page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026
  14. VA Registered Agent.org pricing page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026