All foreign business entities must pay an annual registration fee. If you have a corporation, you must also submit an Annual Report. Your annual registration fee and (if you have a corporation) Annual Report are due each year by the end of the month the business entity was originally filed with the Office of the Clerk.  The annual registration fee and Annual Report will be sent to your Registered Agent two months before they are due.

To maintain status as a registered limited liability partnership, all Virginia and foreign limited liability partnerships and limited liability limited partnerships must file an annual continuation report every year following the year of registration. Annual continuation reports are due by July 1st. If the annual continuation report is not received on or before September 1st, the Commission will send a notice of impending cancellation. If the annual continuation report is not filed by November 1st, the registration as a limited liability partnership will be automatically canceled. A $50.00 filing fee is required. The annual continuation report can be filed online in real time through the Clerk's Information System

 If you had any changes to your foreign business entity (e.g. amendments, or mergers, etc.) they must be filed with the Office of the clerk within 30 days of the effective date of the filing in your home state or jurisdiction.
 
Additional information is available at Notice to Foreign Corporations and Notice to Foreign Limited Liability Companies. 

A foreign corporation, limited liability company, business trust, limited partnership or limited liability partnership may not transact business in Virginia until it obtains a certificate of authority or certificate of registration from the State Corporation Commission. 

Certain limited business activities are excluded from the definition of "transacting business.” See section 13.1-757 for stock corporation, 13.1-919 for nonstock corporations, 13.1-1059 for limited liability companies, 13.1-1249 for business trusts, and 50-73.61 for limited partnerships. Please note that these lists are not exhaustive.