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2 Best Registered Agents in Virginia (2026): What You Pay

When you shop for registered agents in Virginia for 2026, the order to follow is Mainstay Filing ($149/yr) and VA Registered Agent.org ($99/yr). A registered agent will charge you $99 to $149 to start, adding up to $297 to $447 over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Ranking = 38% what you spend + 31% work covered + three smaller factors (details)

The short version

Must you name one? Yes law.lis.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Your first-year spend $99 to $149 Per year
Three-year range $297 to $447 Three years of service fees
Annual Registration Fee $50 a year scc.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Crossover year Not within ten years Ranking steady to year 10

Ranked for you

Read across for year one, the price after that and your three-year total. Your choice of agent does not move state fees.

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Best value for you

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a nationwide agent

$149 a year, moving to $149
You pay in year 1 $149
You pay at renewal $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $447

Mainstay Filing comes first because the price stays $149 a year wherever your company registers next.

Three years cost you $150 more than VA Registered Agent.org, but the extra work it covers counts for more in the ranking.

Your price covers

  • A physical address on file
  • Up to three government mailings a year, scanned for you free
  • Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

What you get

  • Constant $149 per year
  • One account for any state

What to watch

  • $50 a year above VA Registered Agent.org
  • Does not file the yearly report
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Virginia focus

2. VA Registered Agent.org: best for LLCs that never leave one state

$99 a year, moving to $99
You pay in year 1 $99
You pay at renewal $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $297

Option 2 is VA Registered Agent.org. $297 across three years if the company stays put.

Your price covers

  • An address in the state on record
  • Legal documents posted to your account

What you get

  • A lower yearly price than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 a year, no change at renewal

What to watch

  • Another state means another agent
  • The Annual Registration Fee is your own job

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 $149 $298 $447 $745 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 VA Registered Agent.org $99 $198 $297 $495 Price out VA Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Looked at November 13, 2026. Every column adds another renewal. None of the bills cross in ten years.

Try your own timeline

Not sure how long you will keep the company? Try a few timelines below.

Your spend for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $447, VA Registered Agent.org $297. Lowest of the totals: VA Registered Agent.org.

The government side of your Virginia budget

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to form $100 law.lis.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual Registration Fee $50 every year scc.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Late filing charge $25 scc.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Three-year state total $200 Filing, reports and any tax

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.

How the ranking came out

Mainstay Filing wins upkeep the price covers, worth 31%, with VA Registered Agent.org close behind.

One agent price that works in every state beat VA Registered Agent.org's lower price for a single state.

What Virginia requires of your registered agent (State Corporation Commission (SCC))

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

A Virginia resident who is a member, manager or officer of the LLC (or of an entity that manages it) or a member of the Virginia State Bar, or a corporation, LLC or registered LLP authorized in Virginia. (Va. Code § 13.1-1015)

The address has to be a registered office in Virginia that is the agent's business office. A P.O. box is accepted only in a town of under 2,000 people with no street address.

Straight from the source: law.lis.virginia.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Doing it alone

If you meet the address rule you can serve for free; the services above charge $99 to $149 a year for the convenience.

Questions

How much will a Virginia registered agent cost me per year?

$99 to $149 a year across these agents.

What do three years of agent service cost?

After three years you will have paid $297 to $447 in service fees.

Do I have to have a registered agent for a Virginia LLC?

Yes, you do. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Yes, when you qualify under the rules listed here.

What will the state charge my LLC each year?

You pay $50 each year for the Annual Registration Fee; the state sets the deadline at last day of the LLC's anniversary month.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

Which registered agent is the best value for me in Virginia?

By our five factors the Virginia order is Mainstay Filing and VA Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on upkeep the price covers.

See also

What a registered agent costs by state for all 50 states Best registered agents for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. You can verify Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing at law.lis.virginia.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  2. You can verify Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing at scc.virginia.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  3. You can verify Va at law.lis.virginia.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  4. You can verify Virginia formation fee: Filing fee at law.lis.virginia.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  5. You can verify Virginia registered agent statute at law.lis.virginia.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  6. We read Mainstay Filing's Virginia service page on November 13, 2026
  7. We read VA Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026