(a) Before transacting business in the Virgin Islands, a foreign limited liability partnership must file a statement of foreign qualification. The statement must contain:
(1) the name of the foreign limited liability partnership which satisfies the requirements of the State or other jurisdiction under whose laws it is formed and ends with “Registered Limited Liability Partnership”, “Limited Liability Partnership”, “R.L.L.P.”, “L.L.P.”, “RLLP,” or “LLP”;
(2) the street address of the partnership's chief executive office and, if different, the street address of an office in the Virgin Islands, if any;
(3) if there is no office in the Virgin Islands, the name and street address of the partnership's agent for service of process who must be an individual resident of the Virgin Islands or any other person authorized to do business in the Virgin Islands; and
(4) a deferred effective date, if any.
(b) The status of a partnership as a foreign limited liability partnership is effective on the later of the filing of the statement of foreign qualification or a date specified in the statement. The status remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is canceled pursuant to section 6, subsection (d) of this chapter or revoked pursuant to section 176 of this chapter.
(c) An amendment or cancellation of a statement of foreign qualification is effective when it is filed or on a deferred effective date specified in the amendment or cancellation.