Formation and Registration Forms Requiring Registered Agent Designation in Virginia
Filings are accepted through the Virginia State Corporation Commission Forms and Fees portal. Online submissions are filed through the Clerk’s Information System (CIS), by mail to P.O. Box 1197, Richmond, Virginia 23218, and in person at 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Walk-in hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. Phone: (804) 371-9733, toll-free (866) 722-2551. Email: sccefile@scc.virginia.gov.
LLCs
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (LLC1011) | Forms a domestic LLC; requires designation of a registered agent and registered office with a Virginia street address. | $100 |
| Articles of Organization of a Virginia Professional Limited Liability Company (LLC1103) | Forms a domestic Professional LLC; requires designation of a registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
| Articles of Organization of a Virginia Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (LLC1130) | Forms a Virginia Low-Profit LLC; requires designation of a registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
| Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC1052) | Authorizes an out-of-state LLC to transact business in Virginia; requires designation of a registered agent with a Virginia street address. Form available by download from the Virginia SCC online filing portal rather than as a standalone posted file. | $100 |
| Designation of Protected Series under a Virginia LLC (LLC1095A) | Designates a protected series under a Virginia LLC parent; the parent’s registered agent serves as agent for each protected series. | $100 |
| Articles of Conversion of a Virginia LLC to another business type (LLC1085 guidelines) | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared articles document; updates the surviving entity’s registered agent and registered office on conversion. | Varies by target entity type |
| Articles of Domestication of a Virginia LLC (LLC1078 guidelines) | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared articles document; updates the registered agent designation on domestication. | $25 |
Corporations
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Incorporation of a Virginia Stock Corporation (SCC619) | Forms a domestic stock corporation; the charter fee is keyed to the number of authorized shares per the Charter Fees schedule. | Per Charter Fees schedule |
| Articles of Incorporation of a Virginia Professional Stock Corporation (SCC544) | Forms a Professional Stock Corporation; the charter fee follows the Charter Fees schedule. | Per Charter Fees schedule |
| Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Stock Corporation (SCC759/921) | Registers an out-of-state stock corporation; requires designation of a registered agent with a Virginia street address and payment of an entrance fee keyed to authorized shares per the Charter Fees schedule. | $25 + entrance fee |
| Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Nonstock Corporation (SCC759/921) | Registers an out-of-state nonstock corporation; requires designation of a registered agent with a Virginia street address. | $25 |
| Articles of Conversion of a Virginia Stock Corporation to another business type (SCC722.12 guidelines) | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared articles document; updates the surviving entity’s registered agent and registered office on conversion. | Varies by target entity type |
| Articles of Domestication of a Virginia Stock Corporation (SCC722.5-FN guidelines) | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared articles document; updates the registered agent designation on domestication. | $25 |
Nonprofit Corporations
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Incorporation of a Virginia Nonstock Corporation (SCC819) | Forms a domestic nonstock corporation; requires designation of a registered agent and registered office with a Virginia street address. | $75 |
| Articles of Domestication of a Virginia Nonstock Corporation (SCC898.5-FN guidelines) | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared articles document; updates the registered agent designation on domestication. | $25 |
| Articles of Conversion of a Virginia Nonstock Corporation to another business type | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared articles document; updates the surviving entity’s registered agent and registered office on conversion. Form built with reference to the Entity Conversions page. | Varies by target entity type |
Limited Partnerships
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Limited Partnership of a Virginia Limited Partnership (LPA73.11) | Forms a domestic limited partnership; requires designation of a registered agent and registered office with a Virginia street address. | $100 |
| Articles of Conversion to a Virginia Limited Partnership (LPA73.11:3) | Converts a Virginia or foreign partnership to a Virginia LP; the registered agent is redesignated as part of the conversion. | $100 |
| Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Partnership | Authorizes an out-of-state limited partnership to transact business in Virginia; requires designation of a registered agent with a Virginia street address. Standalone FILING-FORM FORM is built within the CIS online filing portal. | $25 + passage fee |
| Articles of Domestication of a Virginia Limited Partnership (Limited Partnership filing family) | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared document; updates the registered agent designation on domestication. | $25 |
Limited Liability Partnerships
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Statement of Registration of a Virginia Registered Limited Liability Partnership (UPA132) | Registers limited-liability status for a Virginia partnership rather than creating a new entity; requires designation of a registered agent and registered office. | $25 + per-partner fee |
| Application for Registration as a Foreign Registered Limited Liability Partnership (Foreign RLLP filing family) | Registers an out-of-state LLP under the Virginia RLLP statute; requires designation of a registered agent with a Virginia street address. Standalone FILING-FORM is built within the CIS online filing portal. | $25 + per-partner fee |
The per-partner LLP fee is calculated as the base $25 registration fee plus a per-partner amount keyed to the number of partners on the published fee schedule. Both LLP variants must file an annual continuation report by July 1 each year through the CIS.
Benefit Corporations and Electing Professional Stock Corporations
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Incorporation of a Virginia Benefit Corporation (SCC619 used as the charter document; benefit status elected on the cover letter) | Forms a domestic benefit corporation under 13.1 Chapter 7.2 of the Code of Virginia; requires designation of a registered agent and registered office. | Per Charter Fees schedule |
Registered Agent Resignation and Rejection Forms in Virginia
A registered agent of record files a Statement of Resignation through the Clerk’s Information System or by downloading the form from the entity’s Forms and Fees landing page. Filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filed By | Filing Fee |
| Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent of a Virginia Stock Corporation (SCC636/835) | Filed by the registered agent of record to remove that agent from a Virginia stock corporation’s public record. | Registered Agent | No Fee |
| Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent of a Virginia Nonstock Corporation (SCC636/835) | Filed by the registered agent of record to remove that agent from a Virginia nonstock corporation’s public record; the same SCC636/835 form used for stock corporations is available by request from the Clerk’s Office via the Nonstock Corporations Forms and Fees landing page for scheduling in CIS. | Registered Agent | No Fee |
| Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (LLC1017) | Filed by the registered agent of record to remove that agent from a Virginia LLC’s public record. | Registered Agent | No Fee |
| Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent of a Virginia Limited Partnership (LPA73.6) | Filed by the registered agent of record to remove that agent from a Virginia LP’s public record. | Registered Agent | No Fee |
Per the Registered Agents FAQ, the registered agent resignation becomes effective on the 31st day after the date on which the Statement of Resignation is filed with the Commission. The agent must send a copy of the form by certified mail to the principal office of the represented entity.
Reinstatement Forms Requiring Registered Agent Information in Virginia
Reinstatement packets are issued by request through the Clerk’s Office and are not posted as direct-download files. Filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Application for Reinstatement of a Virginia Stock Corporation (Reinstatement Packet) | Restores a domestic stock corporation whose existence was terminated for failure to file an annual report or maintain a registered agent; presents a current registered agent name and Virginia street address. Packet available by request via the Reinstatement — Packet Request page. | $100 + unpaid fees |
| Application for Reinstatement of a Virginia Nonstock Corporation (Reinstatement Packet) | Restores a domestic nonstock corporation whose existence was terminated for failure to file an annual report or maintain a registered agent; presents a current registered agent designation. Packet available by request via the Reinstatement — Packet Request page. | $10 + unpaid fees |
| Application for Reinstatement of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Reinstatement Packet) | Restores a domestic LLC whose existence was terminated; presents a current registered agent designation. Packet available by request via the Reinstatement — Packet Request page. | $100 + unpaid fees |
| Application for Reinstatement of a Virginia Limited Partnership (Reinstatement Packet) | Restores a domestic LP whose existence was terminated; presents a current registered agent designation. Packet available by request via the Reinstatement — Packet Request page. | $100 + unpaid fees |
Transfer and Merger Forms Requiring Registered Agent Information in Virginia
Virginia’s Articles of Merger documents are filed through the CIS as filer-prepared articles and use the published guidelines DOCX as the official drafting template. Filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Merger of a Virginia Stock Corporation (SCC720 guidelines) | Filed through the CIS with a merger document built from the SCC720 guidelines; sets out the surviving corporation’s registered agent and registered office effective on the merger date. | $25 + any additional charter fees |
| Articles of Merger of a Virginia Nonstock Corporation (SCC896 guidelines) | Filed through the CIS with a merger document built from the SCC896 guidelines; sets out the surviving nonstock corporation’s registered agent and registered office. | $25 |
| Articles of Merger of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Limited Liability Companies filing family) | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared merger document; sets out the surviving LLC’s registered agent and registered office. Standalone merger FORM is built with reference to the Limited Liability Companies Forms and Fees landing page. | $25 |
| Articles of Merger of a Virginia Limited Partnership (Limited Partnerships filing family) | Filed through the CIS with a filer-prepared merger document; sets out the surviving limited partnership’s registered agent and registered office. | $25 |
FAQ
Where can I find all current Virginia SCC business entity forms?
All Virginia business entity forms are organized on the Virginia State Corporation Commission Forms and Fees portal. The portal routes forms to entity-family-specific pages including Virginia Stock Corporations, Virginia Nonstock Corporations, Virginia Limited Liability Companies, Virginia Limited Partnerships, Virginia Registered Limited Liability Partnerships, Foreign Stock Corporations, Foreign Nonstock Corporations, Foreign Limited Liability Companies, Foreign Limited Partnerships, Foreign Registered Limited Liability Partnerships, Business Trusts, and Conversions and Domestications.
Online submissions are processed through the Clerk’s Information System (CIS), which requires a free CIS user account. The Charter Fees schedule is the controlling source for stock corporation charter, passage, and entrance fees.
Is the registered agent consent form required to be filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission?
Virginia does not publish a separate registered-agent consent form. Consent is captured within the Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent itself, where both the entity’s authorized representative and the newly named registered agent sign the filing.
A copy of the agent’s signed consent is retained internally by the represented entity rather than filed as a standalone document with the state. Designating an agent without the agent’s actual consent exposes the filer to risk that the Commission will reject the Statement of Change and that service of process may fail.
What form is used to change a registered agent in Virginia?
Virginia uses entity-specific Statement of Change forms, all fee-equal to zero, accessible through the Registered Agents FAQ and the entity-family landing pages: SCC635/834 for stock and nonstock corporations, LLC1016 for LLCs, LPA73.5 for LPs, and the parallel Linda-based filing for registered LLPs.
Filings are accepted online through the Clerk’s Information System, by mail to P.O. Box 1197, Richmond, Virginia 23218, or in person at 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone: (804) 371-9733. Email: sccefile@scc.virginia.gov.
What is the difference between the entity-filed change form and the agent-filed change form in Virginia?
Virginia uses a single Statement of Change form per entity family that is filed by the entity’s authorized representative, with the new registered agent’s signature on the document. The same entity-filed form is the only path for a represented entity to nominate a new registered agent or update its registered office.
Virginia does not publish a separate agent-filed change form for the agent to update its own name or address without going through the represented entity. The only agent-filed options on Virginia’s record are the Statement of Resignation forms — SCC636/835 for corporations, LLC1017 for LLCs, and LPA73.6 for limited partnerships — which remove the agent from the public record; the represented entity must then file its own Statement of Change to appoint a successor. As a result, a non-commercial registered agent in Virginia must coordinate every address or name change with each represented entity so that the entity files the appropriate Statement of Change.
Is there a fee to form a nonprofit corporation in Virginia?
Yes. The Commission charges a $75 fee for the Articles of Incorporation of a domestic nonstock corporation per the Nonstock Corporations Forms and Fees landing page. The domestic for-profit stock corporation charter fee is assessed separately under the Charter Fees schedule and varies with the number of authorized shares.
Online submission through the Clerk’s Information System does not carry an additional state convenience fee; filers pay only the underlying $75 nonprofit fee or the $100 LLC fee or the applicable stock-corporation charter fee. Expedited services available through the CIS online filing portal carry an additional per-filing fee per the Online Filing — CIS page.
What forms are used to register an out-of-state LLC in Virginia?
An out-of-state LLC files LLC1052 through the Foreign Limited Liability Companies page to obtain authority to transact business in Virginia; the Commission charges a $100 filing fee per the Forms and Fees landing page. Foreign Professional LLCs file through the Foreign Limited Liability Companies page, with the LLC1052 form serving as the registration document.
A foreign series LLC files through the same Foreign Limited Liability Companies workflow at the same $100 base fee plus the applicable engineering-surcharge requirement under the Virginia LP statute. Each filing requires designation of a registered agent with a Virginia street address; a foreign LLC transacting business in Virginia without a Certificate of Authority may be subject to the penalties set out in Va. Code § 13.1-1090.
What forms are used to form or register a partnership in Virginia?
A Virginia limited partnership is formed by filing LPA73.11 through the Limited Partnerships page; the Commission charges a $100 fee per the Limited Partnerships Forms and Fees landing page, and the partnership is created as a new entity upon filing. A foreign LP files through the Foreign Business Entities page at a $25 base fee plus the passage fee.
A Virginia registered limited liability partnership is formed by filing UPA132 through the Registered Limited Liability Partnerships page; the Commission charges a $25 base fee plus a per-partner amount published on the fee schedule per the Registered Limited Liability Partnerships Forms and Fees landing page, and the filing registers limited-liability status for an already-existing partnership rather than creating a new entity. A foreign RLLP files through the Foreign Registered Limited Liability Partnerships page at the same $25 base fee plus per-partner amount.
Virginia does not publish a separate LLLP formation form; a Virginia LLLP is established by completing both the limited partnership registration and the LLP qualification statement, so a domestic LLLP incurs both the $100 LP fee and the $25 base LLP fee plus the per-partner amount. A foreign LLLP completes the dual filing as both a foreign LP ($25 base + passage fee) and a foreign RLLP ($25 base + per-partner amount) per the same Foreign Business Entities page. Both LLP variants must file an annual continuation report by July 1 at a $50 filing fee per the same Foreign Business Entities page.
Virginia does not publish a formation form for general partnerships and does not charge a filing fee for a general partnership; Virginia does not maintain a general-partnership registration workflow on the SCC portal.
Can I file Virginia SCC business forms online?
Yes. The Commission operates the Clerk’s Information System (CIS) as its unified online portal, which requires a free CIS user account. The CIS supports domestic formation, foreign registration, annual report filing (for corporations), annual continuation report filing (for LLPs), amendment, reinstatement, conversion, domestication, merger, dissolution, and registered-agent change and resignation.
Filers using the CIS pay the underlying state fee without an additional state convenience fee for most filings. Expedited processing is available through the Online Filing — CIS portal for an additional fee per filing; paper submissions are not eligible for expedited services per the master portal. Filers who do not use the CIS may submit paper filings by mail to P.O. Box 1197, Richmond, Virginia 23218 or in person at 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.