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Virginia LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Virginia and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Virginia as a foreign LLC, which costs $100 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Virginia costs $100.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeVirginia foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Virginia$100Not needed$100$100
Form in Wyoming$100$100$200$220
Form in Delaware$110$100$210$900
Form in Nevada$425$100$525$800

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Virginia (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Virginia registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. VA Registered Agent.org

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Virginia page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Virginia, so this list has two entries.

Virginia questions

Do I still register in Virginia if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Virginia, Virginia generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk, for $100. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Virginia?

$100 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual registration fee (State Corporation Commission), $50 (due: last day of your registration month).

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