LLC Review Desk's 2026 picks for registered agents in Virginia, favorite first, are Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and VA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). Mainstay Filing is our favorite, because it's $149 a year and the price doesn't climb at renewal, plus papers served on the company get scanned the same business day for free.
By the LLC Review Desk editorial team
Position 1
Our top pick
1. Mainstay Filing: best for all fifty states
$149 a year, the same each year
Our score
9.6out of 10
9.6 out of 10
Our favorite is Mainstay Filing, because one plan, $149 a year, follows the company to any state and renews at $149.
Starting from scratch? The $199 yearly package adds the Virginia filing and the annual registration fee.
Over three years it costs $150 more than VA Registered Agent.org, and for us the extra things it handles are worth that.
In the price
An in-state street address as your registered office
Same-business-day scanning of anything served on the company, no charge
Three government letters a year scanned at no cost to you
Compliance reminders
What we like
$149 a year and it stays flat
Fine for LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits
Your first three government letters each year, scanned for free
Same-business-day scans of papers served on the company, no charge
Trade-offs
The agent plan alone is $50 a year more than VA Registered Agent.org
Every score out of 10 is our editors' call, made with the weighted criteria on How we rank, not a customer rating.
What Virginia registered agents cost in 2026: year one, renewals and three years
Service
First year
Second year
Third year
Three-year total
Same price when you renew
Mainstay Filing
$149
$149
$149
$447
Yes
VA Registered Agent.org
$99
$99
$99
$297
Yes
We took each price from the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Virginia's own fees stay the same no matter which agent you choose.
How the order came together
LLC Review Desk gives three-year cost 29% and filings in the price 29%, then divides 42% among renewal price, state fit and up-front totals. For Virginia, it came down to filings in the price.
Mainstay's plan does more: it scans papers served on the company the same business day, free, and the price is the same in all fifty states, with three government letters a year scanned at no charge. VA Registered Agent.org costs less, so it's a close race.
You can read every criterion and weight on How we rank.
What Virginia says about the registered agent (via the State Corporation Commission (SCC))
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. 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. The law: Va. Code § 13.1-1015.
The Virginia Annual Registration Fee: when and how much
Here's the schedule: the Annual Registration Fee is due every year in Virginia, by last day of the LLC's anniversary month. It costs $50. If you're late, add $25. Reminders from the state go to your registered agent.
Your questions about Virginia registered agents
Do I really need a registered agent for a Virginia LLC?
You do. Virginia won't accept an LLC without a registered agent who has a street address in the state, and that name goes on the public record.
What do Virginia registered agents usually cost per year?
Plan on $99 to $149 a year, and each service keeps its price when you renew.
Can I be my own registered agent?
Sometimes, if you meet the state's rules. 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.
When do I have to send in the Virginia Annual Registration Fee?
Mark last day of the LLC's anniversary month on your calendar. The state's charge is $50, and sending it late tacks on $25.
Which registered agents did we review here?
Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and VA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), with our favorite first.
Who is the best registered agent for Virginia?
Mainstay Filing, because you pay $149 a year whether you stay in one state or grow, and your first three government letters each year are scanned free.