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2 Best Registered Agents in Virginia (2026): Fee Schedule

Mainstay Filing ($149/yr) and VA Registered Agent.org ($99/yr) come out first, second and third among Virginia registered agents for 2026. The opening charge is $99 to $149, and three years of charges come to $297 to $447.

Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·

Schedules ordered by: Score = 39% charges + 31% duties + three small measures (method)

Summary of fees

Does the state insist?Yeslaw.lis.virginia.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Charged in year one$99 to $149Charge for one agent year
Charges, three years$297 to $447Opening charge plus two renewals
Annual Registration Fee$50 yearlyscc.virginia.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Cost lines cross inCharges stay apartOrder is fixed for ten years

The Virginia schedules

Schedules sit in value order, with charges taken from company pages. State fees are the same whoever serves as agent.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent for all fifty states

Leads the list

$149 a year, then $149 a year

Opening charge
$149
Renewal charge
$149/yr
Charges, three years
$447

Mainstay Filing ranks first. One account serves all states, at $149 a year and $149 at renewal.

Paying $150 above VA Registered Agent.org across three years takes the repeating filings off your plate.

Duties the charge covers

  • An office address inside the state
  • Up to three government mailings a year, scanned free
  • Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

Charges in its favor

  • $149 a year, no change at renewal
  • One account for any state

Charges against it

  • Bills $50 extra annually
  • Agent service only, reports stay with you
Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
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2. VA Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest three-year total

In-state company

$99 a year, then $99 a year

Opening charge
$99
Renewal charge
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$297

VA Registered Agent.org holds position 2 because $297 across three years for a company that is staying put.

Duties the charge covers

  • A street address inside the state
  • Web copies of legal papers

Charges in its favor

  • A lower yearly charge than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 a year, no change at renewal

Charges against it

  • One-state service
  • The Annual Registration Fee remains your task
Check VA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Running charges by year

OrderServiceCharges, year 1Charges, year 2Charges, year 3Charges, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$149$298$447$745Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2VA Registered Agent.org$99$198$297$495Check VA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's charges as of November 13, 2026. No schedule passes another in ten years.

Equal-cost check

Pick a different span of years to see new totals.
Over 3 years, the totals are Mainstay Filing $447, VA Registered Agent.org $297. Least billed: VA Registered Agent.org.

State fees with sources

LineChargeSource
Cost to form$100law.lis.virginia.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Annual Registration Fee$50 every yearscc.virginia.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Late report$25scc.virginia.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Three-year state total$200Lines added together
Every line on this page cites the state's own publication. The three-year state figure adds the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax.

Notes on the order

Mainstay Filing did better than VA Registered Agent.org on duties inside the charge, a 31% measure.

One agent for any state beat the one-state charge.

What Virginia requires of a registered agent (State Corporation Commission (SCC)), in the state's own words

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

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 governing statute is Va. Code § 13.1-1015.

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.

As written: law.lis.virginia.gov {fee list dated October 2026}

Filing it yourself

Acting as your own registered agent adds no charge if you qualify. Every schedule above bills $99 to $149 a year for the in-state address.

Common questions

What does a Virginia registered agent charge per year?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year.

What do three years of agent service cost?

$297 to $447 across the schedules, not counting state fees.

Does the state insist that a Virginia LLC have a registered agent?

Yes, it does. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

May the owner act as the registered agent?

Yes, once both rules above are satisfied.

What does the state charge the LLC every year?

Annual Registration Fee: $50 a year, deadline worded by the state as last day of the LLC's anniversary month.

When does one schedule pass another in total charges?

They keep one order for ten years.

Which registered agent is the best value in Virginia?

Mainstay Filing is first, with VA Registered Agent.org behind it.

Keep comparing

Fee sources

  1. law.lis.virginia.gov is the basis for Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, as of October 2026.
  2. scc.virginia.gov is the basis for Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, as of October 2026.
  3. law.lis.virginia.gov is the basis for Va, as of August 2026.
  4. law.lis.virginia.gov is the basis for Virginia formation fee: Filing fee, as of October 2026.
  5. law.lis.virginia.gov is the basis for Virginia registered agent statute, as of October 2026.
  6. Charges from Mainstay Filing Virginia service page, retrieved November 13, 2026
  7. Charges from VA Registered Agent.org pricing page, retrieved November 13, 2026