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Foreign LLC Registration in Nevada (2026): 4 Moves and the 3 Best Services

Our order for registering an LLC from another state in Nevada, 2026, is Nevada Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Registered Agent NV.org ($199). First, do you need to register? Then 4 moves and a $75 fee.
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Fee at the state
$75
Official page: bizhub.nv.gov (October 2026)
Report fee
$350
Annual list and State Business License renewal
Three years of state fees
$775
No service fees counted
Primer moves
4
Listed below

You will know

  • Which LLCs must register
  • The form and the fee
  • What staying registered costs
  • The services we rank

If you want someone else to file

Five published criteria set the order; read them on how we score.

Our pick $199 plus state fee, then $99/yr

1. Nevada Registered Agent.co: best for a budget registration

Nevada Registered Agent.co gets the top mark in Nevada: $199 on top of the state fee, then $99 a year.

A lower three-year cost than Mainstay Filing puts it first; cost is worth 27%.

Inside the price
  • The Nevada registration, prepared and sent
  • One year of agent service
In its favor
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Then $99 a year
  • Agent covered in year one
Against it
  • Serves only Nevada
Works everywhere $199 plus state fee, then $149/yr

2. Mainstay Filing: best for a second state and more

Mainstay Filing is a fair second choice: $199 over the state fee in any state, first-year agent included.

Over three years it sits $100 behind Nevada Registered Agent.co.

Year two onward, the agent runs $149 annually, and that holds in every state.

Inside the price
  • Registration filing
  • Registered agent free in year one
  • All fifty states
In its favor
  • No agent fee in year one
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • All fifty states covered
Against it
  • A pricier agent renewal ($149)
Nevada specialist $199 plus state fee, then $99/yr

3. Registered Agent NV.org: best for registering in Nevada only

Registered Agent NV.org takes third; $199 on top of the state fee, then $99 a year.

It lists the same prices as Nevada Registered Agent.co.

Inside the price
  • The Nevada registration, prepared and sent
  • One year of agent service
In its favor
  • Agent covered in year one
  • Then $99 a year
  • $199 plus the state fee
Against it
  • Serves only Nevada

The Nevada picks compared

# Service First year From year two Three-year total
1 Nevada Registered Agent.co $199 $99/yr $397 Visit Nevada Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $149/yr $497 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Registered Agent NV.org $199 $99/yr $397 Visit Registered Agent NV.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices come from each company's own site, read November 13, 2026. Add the $75 state fee to every row.

The Nevada registration, in order

  1. Move 1

    Do you have to register?

    Term to know: a foreign LLC is formed in another state. It registers before doing business there.

    Where this comes from: Official page: bizhub.nv.gov (October 2026)

  2. Move 2

    Get a registered agent with a Nevada address

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a street address in Nevada. A P.O. box alone is not enough.

    All of our picks act as the registered agent.

    Where this comes from: Official page: leg.state.nv.us (October 2026)

  3. Move 3

    Prepare the Application for registration as a foreign limited-liability company

    Prepare the Application for registration as a foreign limited-liability company, add $75, and deliver both to the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division.

    Where this comes from: Official page: bizhub.nv.gov (October 2026)

  4. Move 4

    After registration

    File the Annual list and State Business License renewal for $350, end of the anniversary month and the registration stays alive.

Nevada costs by move

Item Recipient Cost
Registration fee To the state $75
Annual list and State Business License renewal To the state $350
Paid help The provider $199 in year one
Three years of state fees To the state $775

State amounts are Nevada's official fees (sources below); service prices come from each company's site. Three years of state cost is the filing, the reports in years two and three and any minimum tax.

The logic behind the order

The deciding criterion: founder outlay over three years, at 27% of the mark.

Add up three years and Nevada Registered Agent.co is $397, $100 below Mainstay Filing.

Common questions

What does an LLC from elsewhere pay to register in Nevada?

$75 as the official fee. Service fees: $199.

Which form do I file to register?

Registration takes one form, and the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division handles it.

What is due after registering?

After registering, the LLC files the Annual list and State Business License renewal; each one costs $350.

Which services are in this lesson?

Nevada Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and Registered Agent NV.org; prices are in the table above.

Where do the Nevada facts come from?

The state's own publications, each linked in the sources.

Which service should handle the registration?

Our order: Nevada Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and Registered Agent NV.org. Nevada Registered Agent.co leads because $199 plus state fees to register; the agent is paid through year one.

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Sources, so you can check us

  1. For Nevada yearly filing: Annual list + license: fees the primer cites nvsos.gov, a page we went back to in October 2026.
  2. For Nevada report due date the primer cites leg.state.nv.us, a page we went back to in August 2026.
  3. For Nevada formation fee: Fees at formation, official source the primer cites nvsos.gov, a page we went back to in October 2026.
  4. For Nevada formation fee: Fees at formation, official source the primer cites leg.state.nv.us, a page we went back to in October 2026.
  5. For Nevada registered agent statute the primer cites leg.state.nv.us, a page we went back to in October 2026.
  6. For Nevada Secretary of State, limited-liability companies the primer cites nvsos.gov, a page we went back to in October 2026.
  7. For Nevada LLC formation and registration packet the primer cites bizhub.nv.gov, a page we went back to in October 2026.
  8. For Annual list and State Business License instructions the primer cites bizhub.nv.gov, a page we went back to in October 2026.
  9. Pricing from Nevada Registered Agent.co (pricing page), November 13, 2026
  10. Pricing from Mainstay Filing (Nevada service page), November 13, 2026
  11. Pricing from Registered Agent NV.org (pricing page), November 13, 2026