How to Change Your Registered Agent in West Virginia
To change your registered agent in West Virginia, you must complete and file an Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers and/or Addresses with the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business Division. The West Virginia Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers and/or Addresses must be submitted by mail, fax, or in person and costs $15 to file. When you hire Northwest to be your new registered agent, we will file your West Virginia Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers and/or Addresses paperwork for you and pay the state filing fee.
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$125 Per YearSteps to Changing Your West Virginia Registered Agent
If you would like to change your registered agent in West Virginia, you will need to complete the following three general steps:
- Select a new West Virginia registered agent. If you hire Northwest for our registered agent service, you can just as well stop reading now. We’ll handle the state filing for you and pay your filing fee.
- Notify your former registered agent that you’re moving on.
- Complete and submit your West Virginia Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers and/or Addresses to the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business Division.
What are the options and different ways you can change your West Virginia registered agent?
You can change your West Virginia registered agent any time by filing an Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers and/or Addresses with the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business Division (SOS). You can submit your documents by fax, mail, or in person. You can pay filing fees by check, money order, or credit card. If you file in person, you can pay with cash, too. Checks should be payable to “West Virginia Secretary of State.”
You can also change your West Virginia registered agent when you file your annual report.
To ensure your former agent’s service and obligations come to a full stop, check out our West Virginia registered agent resignation page.
Changing Your West Virginia Registered Agent FAQs
How much does it cost to change your registered agent in West Virginia?
There is a $15 filing fee to change your West Virginia registered agent.
Don’t want to pay the change of agent fee? Switch your registered agent service. You’ll see the pre-populated change of agent form in your online account. Fill it out with your company info, sign it, and email or mail it to us, and we’ll get it filed with the state. It’s that simple!
How long does it take the state to process and complete the change of registered agent in West Virginia?
West Virginia processes the change of registered agent in 24-48 hours.
If you deliver your documents in person SOS will process them immediately. There is no expedited service option.
What form do you file to change your registered agent in West Virginia?
There is one change of agent application form for all business types. You just file one West Virginia Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers and/or Addresses. You can file an additional application if you would like a file stamped copy returned to you. West Virginia SOS does not require the use of their forms. You are not required to have original signatures. The signed change of agent application is in your online account already when you sign up with Northwest.
How do I contact the West Virginia Secretary of State?
Submit the West Virginia change of agent form by fax, mail, or in person to:
West Virginia Secretary of State
Business Division
1900 Kanawha Blvd E.
Bldg 1, Suite 157-K
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-8000
Fax: (304) 558-8381
Expect More From a Registered Agent
We have a team of West Virginia experts that know the in-and-outs of all business filings and what the West Virginia Secretary of State requires. As your registered agent we don’t wait around on any legal correspondence we receive on your behalf, we immediately scan it to your secure online portfolio so you can view it anytime, anywhere. Switch to Northwest Registered Agent today and we will file your Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers and/or Addresses and pay your filing fee, all in less than a business day.
- Instant registered agent services annual price: $125.
- Instant West Virginia forms located directly in your online account to make a filing in West Virginia.
- State resources in your registered agent service account, with self-filing instructions to help you.
- We send multiple annual report reminders, and you can also track your due dates in your online account.
- We locally scan ‘service of process’ and all documents to you in real-time for no added cost.
- And, most importantly…We’re just not annoying™.
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