                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY (§ 13.1-921)

A. A foreign corporation may apply to the Commission for a certificate of
authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. The application shall be
made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Commission. The application shall
set forth:

   1. The name of the foreign corporation, and if the corporation is prevented by
   &#xA7; 13.1-924 from using its name in the Commonwealth, a designated name
   that satisfies the requirements of subsection B of &#xA7; 13.1-924;

   2. The foreign corporation&#8217;s jurisdiction of formation, and if the
   foreign corporation was previously authorized or registered to transact
   business in the Commonwealth as a foreign corporation, limited liability
   company, business trust, limited partnership, or registered limited liability
   partnership, with respect to every such prior authorization or registration,
   (i) the name of the entity; (ii) the entity type; (iii) the state or other
   jurisdiction of incorporation, organization, or formation; and (iv) the entity
   identification number issued to it by the Commission;

   3. The foreign corporation&#8217;s original date of incorporation,
   organization, or formation as an entity and its period of duration;

   4. The street address of the foreign corporation&#8217;s principal office;

   5. The address of the proposed registered office of the foreign corporation in
   the Commonwealth, including both (i) the post office address with street and
   number, if any, and (ii) the name of the county or city in which it is
   located, and the name of its proposed registered agent in the Commonwealth at
   such address and that the registered agent is either (a) an individual who is
   a resident of Virginia and either an officer or director of the corporation or
   a member of the Virginia State Bar or (b) a domestic or foreign stock or
   nonstock corporation, limited liability company, or registered limited
   liability partnership authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth, the
   business office of which is identical with the registered office; and

   6. The names and usual business addresses of the current directors and
   principal officers of the foreign corporation.

B. The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a copy
of its articles of incorporation and all amendments and corrections thereto,
duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of
corporate records in its jurisdiction of formation.

C. A foreign corporation is not precluded from receiving a certificate of
authority to transact business in the Commonwealth because of any difference
between the law of the foreign corporation&#8217;s jurisdiction of formation and
the law of the Commonwealth.

D. If the Commission finds that the application complies with the requirements
of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate
of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 13.1-269, 13.1-270; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1975,
c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 1994, c. 348; 2001, cc. 517, 541; 2002, c. 607; 2004, c.
274; 2007, c. 925; 2015, c. 623; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 487.