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Foreign LLC Registration Lessons by State (2026)

Fifty pages on foreign registration, each with the state's official form and fee.
From the Founder Primer desk

Choose your state

1 Alabama
$150 state fee up front
First pick: Mainstay Filing
2 Alaska
$350 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
3 Arizona
$150 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
4 Arkansas
$270 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Arkansas Registered Agent.co
5 California
$70 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: CA Registered Agent.org
6 Colorado
$100 state fee up front
First pick: Colorado Registered Agent.co
7 Connecticut
$120 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: CT Registered Agent.org
8 Delaware
$200 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Delaware Registered Agent.ai
9 Florida
$125 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: FL Registered Agent.org
10 Georgia
$235 state fee up front
First pick: GA Registered Agent.org
11 Hawaii
$51 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Hawaii Registered Agent.co
12 Idaho
$100 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
13 Illinois
$150 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: IL Registered Agent.org
14 Indiana
$105 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
15 Iowa
$100 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
16 Kansas
$115 state fee up front
First pick: KS Registered Agent.org
17 Kentucky
$90 state fee up front
First pick: Mainstay Filing
18 Louisiana
$185 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Louisiana Registered Agent.co
19 Maine
$250 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
20 Maryland
$100 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Maryland Registered Agent.co
21 Massachusetts
$500 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
22 Michigan
$50 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Michigan Registered Agent.co
23 Minnesota
$185 state fee up front
First pick: Mainstay Filing
24 Mississippi
$250 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
25 Missouri
$105 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
26 Montana
$70 state fee up front
First pick: Montana Registered Agent.co
27 Nebraska
$100 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: NE Registered Agent.org
28 Nevada
$75 state fee up front
First pick: Nevada Registered Agent.co
29 New Hampshire
$100 state fee up front
First pick: Mainstay Filing
30 New Jersey
$100 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Registered Agent NJ.org
31 New Mexico
$100 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: New Mexico Registered Agent.co
32 New York
$250 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
33 North Carolina
$250 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
34 North Dakota
$135 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
35 Ohio
$99 state fee up front
First pick: OH Registered Agent.org
36 Oklahoma
$300 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
37 Oregon
$275 state fee up front
First pick: Mainstay Filing
38 Pennsylvania
$250 state fee up front
First pick: Mainstay Filing
39 Rhode Island
$150 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: RI Registered Agent.org
40 South Carolina
$110 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: SC Registered Agent.org
41 South Dakota
$750 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
42 Tennessee
$300 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
43 Texas
$750 state fee up front
First pick: Mainstay Filing
44 Utah
$59 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
45 Vermont
$155 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: VT Registered Agent.org
46 Virginia
$100 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
47 Washington
$180 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
48 West Virginia
$150 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: Mainstay Filing
49 Wisconsin
$100 state fee up front
First pick: Mainstay Filing
50 Wyoming
$150 state fee up front · certificate from home
First pick: WY Reg Agent.com

The national list

Mainstay Filing tops the national foreign registration service list. Full list.

State sources

  1. Alabama: Official page: sos.alabama.gov (October 2026)
  2. Alaska: Official page: commerce.alaska.gov (October 2026)
  3. Arizona: Official page: azcc.gov (October 2026)
  4. Arkansas: Official page: sos.arkansas.gov (October 2026)
  5. California: Official page: bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov (October 2026)
  6. Colorado: Official page: coloradosos.gov (October 2026)
  7. Connecticut: Official page: business.ct.gov (October 2026)
  8. Delaware: Official page: delcode.delaware.gov (October 2026)
  9. Florida: Official page: flsenate.gov (October 2026)
  10. Georgia: Official page: sos.ga.gov (October 2026)
  11. Hawaii: Official page: cca.hawaii.gov (October 2026)
  12. Idaho: Official page: legislature.idaho.gov (October 2026)
  13. Illinois: Official page: ilsos.gov (October 2026)
  14. Indiana: Official page: iar.iga.in.gov (October 2026)
  15. Iowa: Official page: sos.iowa.gov (October 2026)
  16. Kansas: Official page: sos.ks.gov (October 2026)
  17. Kentucky: Official page: apps.legislature.ky.gov (October 2026)
  18. Louisiana: Official page: static.sos.la.gov (October 2026)
  19. Maine: Official page: maine.gov (October 2026)
  20. Maryland: Official page: mgaleg.maryland.gov (October 2026)
  21. Massachusetts: Official page: sec.state.ma.us (October 2026)
  22. Michigan: Official page: legislature.mi.gov (October 2026)
  23. Minnesota: Official page: sos.mn.gov (October 2026)
  24. Mississippi: Official page: sos.ms.gov (October 2026)
  25. Missouri: Official page: sos.mo.gov (October 2026)
  26. Montana: Official page: mca.legmt.gov (October 2026)
  27. Nebraska: Official page: sos.nebraska.gov (October 2026)
  28. Nevada: Official page: bizhub.nv.gov (October 2026)
  29. New Hampshire: Official page: sos.nh.gov (October 2026)
  30. New Jersey: Official page: nj.gov (October 2026)
  31. New Mexico: Official page: tax.newmexico.gov (October 2026)
  32. New York: Official page: ny.gov (October 2026)
  33. North Carolina: Official page: sosnc.gov (October 2026)
  34. North Dakota: Official page: sos.nd.gov (October 2026)
  35. Ohio: Official page: ohiosos.gov (October 2026)
  36. Oklahoma: Official page: sos.ok.gov (October 2026)
  37. Oregon: Official page: sos.oregon.gov (October 2026)
  38. Pennsylvania: Official page: pa.gov (October 2026)
  39. Rhode Island: Official page: docs.sos.ri.gov (October 2026)
  40. South Carolina: Official page: dor.sc.gov (October 2026)
  41. South Dakota: Official page: sdsos.gov (October 2026)
  42. Tennessee: Official page: sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com (October 2026)
  43. Texas: Official page: sos.state.tx.us (October 2026)
  44. Utah: Official page: commerce.utah.gov (October 2026)
  45. Vermont: Official page: sos.vermont.gov (October 2026)
  46. Virginia: Official page: scc.virginia.gov (October 2026)
  47. Washington: Official page: sos.wa.gov (October 2026)
  48. West Virginia: Official page: code.wvlegislature.gov (October 2026)
  49. Wisconsin: Official page: dfi.wi.gov (October 2026)
  50. Wyoming: Official page: sos.wyo.gov (October 2026)