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Walkthrough · Register a foreign LLC

Foreign LLC Registration Lessons by State (2026)

How an LLC registers in a second state, stage by stage. The figure under each state name is its registration fee.

Advice from the Founder Mentor Guide mentors

All 50 walkthroughs

1Alabama$150 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing2Alaska$350 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing3Arizona$150 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: AZ Registered Agent.org4Arkansas$270 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing5California$70 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: California Registered Agent.ai6Colorado$100 up-front fee to registerOur call: CO Registered Agent.org7Connecticut$120 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing8Delaware$200 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing9Florida$125 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing10Georgia$235 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing11Hawaii$51 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Hawaii Registered Agent.co12Idaho$100 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Idaho Registered Agent.co13Illinois$150 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Illinois Registered Agent.co14Indiana$105 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing15Iowa$100 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing16Kansas$115 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing17Kentucky$90 up-front fee to registerOur call: Kentucky Registered Agent.co18Louisiana$185 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: LA Registered Agent.org19Maine$250 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing20Maryland$100 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing21Massachusetts$500 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: MA Registered Agent.org22Michigan$50 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Michigan Registered Agent.co23Minnesota$185 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing24Mississippi$250 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing25Missouri$105 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing26Montana$70 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing27Nebraska$100 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Nebraska Registered Agent.co28Nevada$75 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing29New Hampshire$100 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing30New Jersey$100 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Registered Agent NJ.org31New Mexico$100 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: NM Registered Agent.org32New York$250 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing33North Carolina$250 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing34North Dakota$135 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing35Ohio$99 up-front fee to registerOur call: OH Registered Agent.org36Oklahoma$300 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Oklahoma Registered Agent.co37Oregon$275 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing38Pennsylvania$250 up-front fee to registerOur call: Mainstay Filing39Rhode Island$150 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing40South Carolina$110 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing41South Dakota$750 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: SD Registered Agent.org42Tennessee$300 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing43Texas$750 up-front fee to registerOur call: TX Registered Agent.org44Utah$59 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Utah Registered Agent.co45Vermont$155 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing46Virginia$100 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: VA Registered Agent.org47Washington$180 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: Mainstay Filing48West Virginia$150 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: West Virginia Registered Agent.co49Wisconsin$100 up-front fee to registerOur call: Wisconsin Registered Agent.co50Wyoming$150 up-front fee to register · home certificate wantedOur call: WY Reg Agent.com

Our nationwide call

For the whole country we would phone Mainstay Filing first. Read the national list.

Where each number comes from

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