Virginia Articles of Organization: File for $100 (2026)
The Articles of Organization is the filing that creates your Virginia LLC — $100, the same price whether you file online or by mail with the State Corporation Commission.
File Articles of Organization (LLC1011) with the SCC. The base fee is $100. Check the agency’s current submission instructions, queue, service availability and any optional charges before filing. No approval date or bank-opening date is guaranteed.
- Filing fee (either method)
- $100
- Processing (online)
- Check current SCC queue
- Expedited options
- Check current availability, conditions and charge
- Agency
- State Corporation Commission
- Portal
- SCC Clerk's Information System (CIS)
- Foreign LLC registration
- $100
What the Articles of Organization Do
Keep the effective Articles and company records. Formation does not guarantee a bank account or protection against every personal liability.
The Filing Walkthrough
Create an account with the SCC's Clerk's Information System (CIS)
The state's online portal handles formation now and your Annual Registration Fee every year after.
Start a new domestic LLC filing
The portal walks the Articles field by field and checks your name against state records.
Enter your details and pay $100
Name, registered agent and Virginia address, principal office address, organizer information; pay by card at submission.
Download your confirmed Articles
Save the accepted Articles and effective-date confirmation; check bank-specific documentation requirements.
Every Line of the Articles
LLC name
With "LLC" or "Limited Liability Company," distinguishable on state records — verified in Step 1.
Registered agent & office address
Under §13.1-1015, a resident individual must meet a listed member/manager, upstream ownership/governance, trustee or Virginia State Bar category; residency alone is insufficient. A domestic or authorized foreign stock/nonstock corporation, LLC or registered LLP may serve. Its business office must be identical to the Virginia registered office. The LLC cannot serve as its own agent.
Principal office address
Your LLC's main business address — can be inside or outside Virginia.
Organizer signature
The person filing the Articles — doesn't have to be a member or manager.
Payment
$100, plus any optional expedite fee.
Standard vs. Expedited Processing
Virginia Filing Readiness Checklist
Confirm each item before you submit
After Approval: Your Immediate Next Moves
- Save your confirmed Articles — banks require them alongside your EIN letter.
- Create your operating agreement — the document that overrides Virginia's default rules.
- Get your free EIN at IRS.gov, then register with the Virginia Department of Taxation as applicable.
- Note your anniversary month — your Annual Registration Fee is due the last day of that month next year.
Ahmad Adil's Take: Virginia's filing itself is refreshingly simple — one form, one fee, no confusion about online versus mail pricing. The thing I want you to have already resolved before you get to this step is your registered agent's eligibility, since that's a field on the Articles themselves and you genuinely cannot file without naming someone who qualifies. Sort that out first, then this step becomes about as easy as this series gets.
- ✓Optional formation assistance; confirm filing scope, service pricing and submission responsibilities.
- ✓Optional formation assistance; confirm filing scope, service pricing and submission responsibilities.
- ✓Confirm registered-agent eligibility, coverage, included periods and renewal charges.
- ✓Review address-use rules and privacy policies; a service does not remove all information from public filings.
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Registered-agent eligibility
Under §13.1-1015, a resident individual must meet a listed member/manager, upstream ownership/governance, trustee or Virginia State Bar category; residency alone is insufficient. A domestic or authorized foreign stock/nonstock corporation, LLC or registered LLP may serve. Its business office must be identical to the Virginia registered office. The LLC cannot serve as its own agent.
Virginia LLC — FAQ
Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. For filing and ongoing compliance, confirm the requirements with the responsible state agency. This is educational information, not legal or tax advice.
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