What to know about Virginia
27th
among 50 states for yearly state fees
Registered agent required
Yes
Annual Registration Fee
$50 / yr
Deadline, as the state states it: last day of the LLC's anniversary month.
scc.virginia.gov (last confirmed October 2026)
What the state collects in 1 year
$50
A single year of state fees
Virginia ranking
You can read the weights on the
method page; three-year fees and coverage carry the most.
Our top choice
1. VA Registered Agent.org: best for a small agent budget
You pay $99 in year 1 and $99 in year 2
VA Registered Agent.org earns the top spot because $99 a year buys an agent with a registered office inside the state.
Its three-year fees are lower than Mainstay Filing's, and cost is 33% of our score, the biggest weight we use.
What your money gets you
- A physical address in Virginia
- Anything served on the company is scanned and posted online
What works
- Price $99, renewal $99
- Under Mainstay Filing on the yearly price
What to weigh
- A different state needs a different agent
- Nobody here will file the Annual Registration Fee for you
Biggest reach
2. Mainstay Filing: best for a business that expects to grow
You pay $149 in year 1 and $149 in year 2
Mainstay Filing takes second place because it costs $149 a year here and the same everywhere else; renewal is $149.
A $150 gap to VA Registered Agent.org over three years is what keeps it out of first place.
What your money gets you
- A street address in Virginia for the public record
- Scans anything served on the company the same business day and does not charge for it
- Scans your first three government letters each year at no cost
- Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs
What works
- $149 a year, the same at renewal
- One price, any state
What to weigh
- $50 a year more than VA Registered Agent.org
- It only covers the agent, and you send in the reports
2 services, one table
All prices come from the companies' own pages, as they stood on November 13, 2026. State fees stay where they are.
Yearly cost calculator
This adds agent fees to the state's recurring charges (the Annual Registration Fee from year 2). Formation fees are not included.
How Virginia compares with the states near it in the ranking
Virginia registered agent requirements from the Secretary of State (official)
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. 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.
Who can act as your agent: 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. The law is Va. Code § 13.1-1015.
Keeping your Virginia LLC active in 2026
What keeps coming back is the Annual Registration Fee, at $50 every year, last day of the LLC's anniversary month. The penalty is $25.
What decided the order
VA Registered Agent.org wins on price over three years, which counts 33%, and Mainstay Filing is next.
Over three years you would pay VA Registered Agent.org $297 in fees ($150 below Mainstay Filing).
Your Virginia questions answered
Do I have to name a registered agent for my Virginia LLC?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who is allowed to be a registered agent for my Virginia LLC?
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.
What will registered agent service cost me each year in Virginia?
Plan on $99 to $149 a year.
Which state fees will I pay every year?
You will pay $50 a year on our yearly measure, which is the Annual Registration Fee ($50 every year).
Which registered agents does this page rank?
VA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), from strongest to weakest.
Which registered agent should I choose?
We would choose VA Registered Agent.org first ($99 a year with no jump at renewal, designed for a company that works in a single state), with Mainstay Filing behind it.
Where this briefing comes from
- If you want proof of what we say about Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, open law.lis.virginia.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, open scc.virginia.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Va, open law.lis.virginia.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Virginia formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open law.lis.virginia.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Virginia registered agent statute, open law.lis.virginia.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
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- Pricing page for VA Registered Agent.org was confirmed on the company site on November 13, 2026
- Virginia service page for Mainstay Filing was confirmed on the company site on November 13, 2026