Limited Liability Companies can change their principal office address by either:

• making the change in Clerk's Information System
  • Helpful Hint: Change Principal Office Address provide step-by-step instructions  
• submitting an Online Forms Request for Statement of Change of the Principal Office Address

​Corporations can change their principal office address by submitting an Annual Report with changes for a corporation or amending the Annual Report. (See Annual Report FAQs for more information.)

You have two options for changing your registered agent and registered office information:

• use the  Clerk's Information System for real-time changes
  • Helpful Hint: How-to Change a Registered Agent/ Office for a Virginia Entity Guide and How-to Change a  Registered Agent/ Office for a Foreign Entity Guide provide step-by-step instructions
• submit an Online Forms Request for Statement of Change of a Registered Agent And/or Registered Office to have a form sent to you to complete and mail back.

Once the Clerk’s Office has recorded the change, you will receive an Acknowledgement of Change.

Submit a request to the Clerk's Office to obtain one or more of the following forms:

• Notice of Assessment of Annual Registration Fee
• Annual Report or Annual Continuation Report
• Statement of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent
• Statement of Change of Principal Office Address of a LLC or Protected Series

Registered agents can:

• Change their legal name, registered office address or their qualification by submitting a Statement of Change of a Registered Agent and/or Registered Office
• Resign by submitting Statement/Certificate of Resignation of Registered Agent

Registered agents can submit additional filings if they are authorized by the business principal.