Virginia Registered Agent Service
Yes, and Virginia is stricter than most states about who may serve. An individual registered agent must be a Virginia resident who is also a member, manager, officer, director, general partner or trustee of the entity, or a member of the Virginia State Bar. Otherwise the agent must be a business entity authorized to transact business in Virginia. The registered office must be identical to the agent’s Virginia business office.
Verified against the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk’s Office (statutes verified in the Code of Virginia) · Reviewed September 2026
- Appointed the same day
- Real Virginia street address
- Every US filing jurisdiction, one login
- Required?
- Yes, always
- Address rule
- Address in VA, identical to the agent’s business office
- Form to switch agents
- LLC1016 — Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent
- Key deadline
- Last day of anniversary monthSee all deadlines
Your Virginia year
Every recurring Virginia filing on a single line, with a two-week heads-up before each due date.
- January: Annual registration fee (corporations also file an annual report) due, Jan 31
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
One filing a year: Annual registration fee (corporations also file an annual report), due by the last day of your anniversary month.
- Form
- Annual registration fee assessment from the Commission
- If late
- A late penalty applies, and existence is automatically canceled if the fee is still unpaid on the last day of the third month after the due date
Deadline rules from the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk’s Office (statutes verified in the Code of Virginia) · reviewed September 2026. We confirm every date when you file.
What does Virginia require of your registered agent?
The rule
Governing statute: Va. Code § 13.1-1015 (LLC registered office and agent), § 13.1-1016 (statement of change), § 13.1-1018 (service when there is no agent), § 13.1-1050.2 (automatic cancellation), § 13.1-1062 (annual registration fee); stock corporations file under §§ 13.1-775 and 13.1-775.1
The registered office must be a Virginia address — stated by street and number and by city or county — that is identical to the registered agent’s business office. A separate mail drop that is not the agent’s own office does not satisfy § 13.1-1015.
Virginia controls eligibility rather than posting a blanket hours rule: an individual agent must be a Virginia resident holding one of the listed roles in the entity or be a member of the Virginia State Bar, and an officer or employee designated to receive service must be available at the registered office during regular business hours.
If you have no agent
If your agent resigns and no statement of change is filed, the Commission mails an impending-cancellation notice, and the entity’s existence is automatically canceled on the last day of the second month after that notice (§ 13.1-1050.2). In the meantime the clerk of the Commission becomes your agent for service under § 13.1-1018, so a suit can proceed without ever reaching you.
New to the role? What a registered agent actually receives — the role, explained in plain English.
Other states call the same role a registered agent, resident agent, statutory agent or agent for service of process. In Virginia the law says registered agent. Which term each state uses.
Operating beyond Virginia? Compare agent requirements state by state — the term, the address rule and the recurring filing all change at the state line.
Licensed, and forming a practice in Virginia? Virginia has a professional limited liability company with a name rule of its own, and the agent requirement does not move with it. What Virginia asks of a professional LLC
What does Virginia ask you to file, and when?
| Obligation | Form | Due | Late penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation (Articles of Organization) | Articles of Organization | At formation | N/A |
| Annual registration fee (LLC — there is no LLC annual report) | Annual registration fee assessment from the Commission | On or before the last day of the month in which the LLC was organized, and by that date each year after (§ 13.1-1062) | A late penalty applies, and existence is automatically canceled if the fee is still unpaid on the last day of the third month after the due date |
| Annual report and annual registration fee (stock corporations) | Annual Report | On or before the last day of the month of incorporation each year; the report may be filed up to three months early (§§ 13.1-775, 13.1-775.1) | A late penalty applies to the registration fee, and continued default leads to termination of corporate existence |
| Change of registered office or registered agent | Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent | When the agent or office changes | N/A |
State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
Missed a filing? What happens to a Virginia LLC, and how to put it right — Virginia’s own status term, the filing that brings it back and the time limit.
What we file for you in Virginia
- Every filing in the table above, prepared and submitted on time
- Reminders ahead of each deadline, for every entity you hold
- State fees confirmed with you before anything is filed
Priced for your portfolio, not a rate card.
Every Virginia quote is built around your entities, your states and your filings — one entity or hundreds. Most quotes are same-day.
How do you appoint or change your registered agent in Virginia?
Procedure scope: Virginia domestic LLCs and foreign LLCs registered with the State Corporation Commission, using the LLC1016 change service.
5 steps
to switch your registered agent in Virginia.
Step 1: Retrieve the LLC's Commission record and confirm its name, current registered agent and current registered-office address.
Step 2: Check the proposed agent against section 13.1-1015. An individual must be a Virginia resident and satisfy a listed relationship or Virginia State Bar qualification; a business agent must satisfy the statute's entity qualifications.
Step 3: Set the new registered office to the agent's Virginia business office. Collect the new agent's exact name and qualifying capacity for the filing.
Step 4: Use the SCC's LLC1016 File Online option or request the Commission's form. State the old and new information and the certification that the LLC will comply with section 13.1-1015 after the change; complete the authorized signature requirements.
Submit
Step 5: Submit to the Commission, retain the filed statement and check the updated record before ending the previous service arrangement.
Virginia formLLC1016 — Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent
Change fee · Set by the stateAny state fee for this change is confirmed with you before anything is filed.
We handle the whole swapThe SCC lists LLC1016 for both Virginia and foreign LLCs. Business corporations use their corporation change procedure rather than assuming the LLC form or section 13.1-1015 eligibility categories apply unchanged. A current agent's own name or Virginia business-address change is separately addressed in section 13.1-1016(C).
Switching providers? How to change your registered agent in Virginia — the filing route, consent and entity-specific instructions, with official sources.
Can you be your own registered agent in Virginia?
Only if you qualify. Virginia does not let just anyone serve: an individual agent must be a Virginia resident and hold a listed role in the entity — member, manager, officer, director, general partner or trustee — or be a member of the Virginia State Bar. A passive owner, an out-of-state founder or a helpful friend is simply ineligible, however willing. If you do qualify, your Virginia street address becomes the public registered office and every Commission notice, including the annual registration fee assessment, is mailed there. The full guide: Can you be your own registered agent?
Should you be your own registered agent?
Three honest questions about Virginia. If you don’t need us, we’ll say so.
- Address privacyNow
- Reaching you with legal papers
- Other states
Is it fine if your home or office address goes on the public record?
As your own registered agent, the street address you list is the one that appears on Virginia's public record.
Should you even hire a registered agent?
If you live in Virginia, keep regular hours at a fixed address, and run one entity, you may not need us, and we will tell you so. A service earns its keep when you value privacy, travel, run more than one entity, or operate across state lines.
| What the job involves in Virginia | Be your own agent | LLCity |
|---|---|---|
| Address in VA, identical to the agent’s business office | Your home or office, on public record | Our Virginia address, your privacy kept |
| You must be reliably reachable to accept and forward service of process | On you, every business day | Always staffed, scanned the day it arrives |
| Multi-state coverage | One state only | All 50 plus DC and Puerto Rico, one login |
| Deadline tracking | On you | Reminders before every deadline |
| Served in front of clients | Possible | Never, it comes to us |
Why do businesses in Virginia choose LLCity?
Your Virginia registered agent
Same-day appointment, mail scanned on arrival, and compliance reminders before every deadline.
- Real Virginia street address (no PO box)
- Every notice scanned the day it arrives
- One dashboard for every state you operate in
One login
Every entity and every state in a single dashboard.
Every deadline tracked
Yours fall when your states say they fall. We watch all of them.
Every entity
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Managing agents for more than three entities?
One agent, one login, and every state deadline tracked for every entity you own.
Put Virginia’s deadlines in your calendar
Set your formation date and download reminders for every recurring Virginia filing — or have us email them.
Annual registration fee (corporations also file an annual report)
Next due: January 31, 2027 · Due the last day of the month you were organized or incorporated, every year
Dates sourced from the Virginia filing office and carrying the month we last checked them. Schedules change — we confirm everything before anything is filed.
Is that letter really from Virginia?
Private companies mail official-looking offers to file your recurring report or sell you a certificate. Here is what Virginia has said about them, and where to file directly.
Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office2024-01-05
“You may receive solicitations from companies offering to file your annual report, handle your annual registration fees that are currently due”
Also published
- Business Home(Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office)
- CONSUMER ALERT: ATTORNEY GENERAL HERRING FILES SUIT AGAINST VA CERTIFICATE SERVICE, LLC FOR SCAMMING VIRGINIA BUSINESSES(Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Consumer Protection Section)
File or order directly from Virginia:
How to tell a lookalike from a real state notice, and what to do with one
Questions about registered agent service in Virginia
Do I need a registered agent in Virginia?
Yes. Every Virginia LLC and corporation must continuously maintain a registered agent and a registered office in Virginia under Va. Code § 13.1-1015. Virginia narrows the field further than most states: an individual agent must be a Virginia resident holding a listed role in the entity or be a member of the Virginia State Bar, and the registered office must be that agent’s own business office.
Can I be my own registered agent in Virginia?
Only if you qualify. Virginia requires an individual agent to be a Virginia resident who is also a member, manager, officer, director, general partner or trustee of the entity, or a member of the Virginia State Bar. An out-of-state founder or a passive owner is ineligible no matter how willing, and a qualifying owner’s Virginia street address becomes the public registered office.
What happens if my Virginia LLC has no registered agent?
You lose control of how lawsuits reach you. Under § 13.1-1018 the clerk of the Commission becomes your agent for service, so a case can proceed without ever reaching your desk. If your agent resigned and no statement of change is filed, the Commission sends an impending-cancellation notice and your existence is automatically canceled on the last day of the second month after it.
How do I change my registered agent in Virginia?
Virginia domestic LLCs and foreign LLCs registered with the State Corporation Commission, using the LLC1016 change service. Virginia LLCs change their registered agent or office through LLC1016. Confirm eligibility first: a Virginia address alone does not make an individual an eligible LLC registered agent. The SCC lists LLC1016 for both Virginia and foreign LLCs. Business corporations use their corporation change procedure rather than assuming the LLC form or section 13.1-1015 eligibility categories apply unchanged. A current agent's own name or Virginia business-address change is separately addressed in section 13.1-1016(C).
When is the Virginia annual filing due?
Virginia LLCs file no annual report — they pay an annual registration fee on or before the last day of their anniversary month each year. Stock corporations file an annual report and pay a registration fee by that same date. Miss the LLC fee and existence is automatically canceled once it is still unpaid on the last day of the third month after the due date.
How much does a Virginia registered agent cost?
Pricing is custom to your portfolio of entities and states, and most quotes are same-day. Call 212-202-5750 or start a filing and we’ll price exactly what you need. State filing fees in Virginia are set by the state and are confirmed with you before anything is filed.
Figures verified against the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk’s Office (statutes verified in the Code of Virginia) (law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1015/) · Last updated September 2026
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