{
 "name": "Foreign LLC Registration Fees by State (2026)",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "source": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-registration-fees-by-state/",
 "updated": "2026-08-20",
 "rows": [
  {
   "state": "Alabama",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-alabama/",
   "foreign_fee": "$150 (2026), to the Alabama Secretary of State",
   "form": "Form LLC-5, Application for Certificate of Authority",
   "agency": "Alabama Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  },
  {
   "state": "Alaska",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-alaska/",
   "foreign_fee": "$300 (2026), to the Alaska Division of Corporations",
   "form": "Form 08-403, Application for Certificate of Authority",
   "agency": "Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing"
  },
  {
   "state": "Arizona",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-arizona/",
   "foreign_fee": "$150 (2026), to the Arizona Corporation Commission",
   "form": "Form L025, Application for Registration",
   "agency": "Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) - file online via eCorp"
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-arkansas/",
   "foreign_fee": "$270 (online) or $300 (paper) (2026), to the Arkansas Secretary of State",
   "form": "Form LL-01, Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company",
   "agency": "Arkansas Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-california/",
   "foreign_fee": "$70 (2026), to the California Secretary of State",
   "form": "Form LLC-5, Application to Register a Foreign Limited Liability Company",
   "agency": "California Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-colorado/",
   "foreign_fee": "$100 (2026), to the Colorado Secretary of State",
   "form": "IRS Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number",
   "agency": "Colorado Secretary of State - all business filings are online"
  },
  {
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-connecticut/",
   "foreign_fee": "$120 (2026), to the Connecticut Secretary of the State",
   "form": "Form LLC-1, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company",
   "agency": "Connecticut Secretary of the State - file online via CONCORD"
  },
  {
   "state": "Delaware",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-delaware/",
   "foreign_fee": "$200 (2026), to the Delaware Division of Corporations",
   "form": "Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company",
   "agency": "Delaware Division of Corporations"
  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-florida/",
   "foreign_fee": "$125 total ($100 filing + $25 registered agent designation)",
   "form": "Form LLC-1, Articles of Organization",
   "agency": "Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-georgia/",
   "foreign_fee": "$225 (2026), to the Georgia Secretary of State",
   "form": "Form 231, Application for Certificate of Authority",
   "agency": "Georgia Secretary of State - Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-hawaii/",
   "foreign_fee": "$12.50 online; $15.00 by mail",
   "form": "Form BB-1, Basic Business Application",
   "agency": "Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division (BREG)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Idaho",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-idaho/",
   "foreign_fee": "$100 online via SOSBiz ($120 by mail), 2026",
   "form": "Foreign Registration Statement",
   "agency": "Idaho Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Illinois",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-illinois/",
   "foreign_fee": "$150 (confirm current amount with the Secretary of State)",
   "form": "LLC-45.5, Application for Admission to Transact Business",
   "agency": "Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services"
  },
  {
   "state": "Indiana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-indiana/",
   "foreign_fee": "$20 online (INBiz) / $30 by mail (2026)",
   "form": "Articles of Dissolution, State Form 49465",
   "agency": "Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Iowa",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-iowa/",
   "foreign_fee": "$50 (2026), to the Iowa Secretary of State",
   "form": "Certificate of Organization",
   "agency": "Iowa Department of Revenue - apply via GovConnectIowa"
  },
  {
   "state": "Kansas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-kansas/",
   "foreign_fee": "Set by the Secretary of State — confirm the current amount on the FA instructions",
   "form": "Form FA — Foreign Covered Entity Application (filed on paper)",
   "agency": "Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-kentucky/",
   "foreign_fee": "$40 (2026)",
   "form": "Form SS-4 (used for fax, mail, and phone applications)",
   "agency": "Kentucky Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-louisiana/",
   "foreign_fee": "$100 (2026) - $125 from Oct 1, 2026",
   "form": "Articles of Organization (#365) plus the initial report",
   "agency": "Louisiana Secretary of State via geauxBIZ"
  },
  {
   "state": "Maine",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-maine/",
   "foreign_fee": "$250 (2026), to the Maine Secretary of State",
   "form": "MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities",
   "agency": "Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions"
  },
  {
   "state": "Maryland",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-maryland/",
   "foreign_fee": "$0 standard; $50 expedited (2026)",
   "form": "Articles of Organization (LLC)",
   "agency": "Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-massachusetts/",
   "foreign_fee": "$500 (2026), to the Corporations Division",
   "form": "Application for Registration as a Foreign LLC",
   "agency": "Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Michigan",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-michigan/",
   "foreign_fee": "Set by LARA - confirm on the current fee schedule",
   "form": "Certificate of Dissolution, Form CSCL/CD-731",
   "agency": "Michigan LARA - Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing (Corporations Division)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-minnesota/",
   "foreign_fee": "$155 online or in person; $135 by mail (2026)",
   "form": "Articles of Organization for a limited liability company (Chapter 322C)",
   "agency": "Minnesota Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Mississippi",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-mississippi/",
   "foreign_fee": "See the Secretary of State fee schedule (confirm current amount)",
   "form": "Certificate of Dissolution",
   "agency": "Mississippi Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Missouri",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-missouri/",
   "foreign_fee": "$50 online / $105 paper (2026), to the Missouri Secretary of State",
   "form": "LLC-4 - Application for Registration of a Foreign LLC",
   "agency": "Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Montana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-montana/",
   "foreign_fee": "$35 (2026), to the Montana Secretary of State (online)",
   "form": "Articles of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company",
   "agency": "Montana Secretary of State, online business filing portal"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-nebraska/",
   "foreign_fee": "See the Secretary of State business services fee schedule (confirm current amount)",
   "form": "Certificate of Organization",
   "agency": "Nebraska Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nevada",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-nevada/",
   "foreign_fee": "$100 (2026), to the Nevada Secretary of State (NRS 86.561)",
   "form": "Articles of Dissolution (Limited-Liability Company), NRS 86.531",
   "agency": "Nevada Secretary of State - file online via SilverFlume"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-new-hampshire/",
   "foreign_fee": "$100 (2026), to the NH Secretary of State",
   "form": "Form LLC 1, Certificate of Formation",
   "agency": "New Hampshire Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-new-jersey/",
   "foreign_fee": "$125 for the Certificate of Authority (foreign registration)",
   "form": "Certificate of Cancellation (Form L-109)",
   "agency": "New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-new-mexico/",
   "foreign_fee": "$50 (2026), to the New Mexico Secretary of State",
   "form": "Certificate of Organization",
   "agency": "New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services"
  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-new-york/",
   "foreign_fee": "$60 (2026), to the NY Department of State",
   "form": "Articles of Organization, Form DOS-1336",
   "agency": "New York Department of State, Division of Corporations"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-north-carolina/",
   "foreign_fee": "$250 (confirm current amount with sosnc.gov)",
   "form": "Application for Certificate of Authority (Form L-09)",
   "agency": "North Carolina Secretary of State (SOSNC)"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-north-dakota/",
   "foreign_fee": "$135 (2026), to the North Dakota Secretary of State",
   "form": "Articles of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company",
   "agency": "North Dakota Secretary of State - file via FirstStop"
  },
  {
   "state": "Ohio",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-ohio/",
   "foreign_fee": "$50 (2026), to the Ohio Secretary of State",
   "form": "Form 616, Certificate of Dissolution (Domestic LLC)",
   "agency": "Ohio Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-oklahoma/",
   "foreign_fee": "$50 (2026), to the Oklahoma Secretary of State",
   "form": "Application for Registration of a Foreign LLC",
   "agency": "Oklahoma Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-oregon/",
   "foreign_fee": "$275 (2026), to the Corporation Division",
   "form": "Application for Authority to Transact Business (foreign LLC)",
   "agency": "Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-pennsylvania/",
   "foreign_fee": "$70 (2026), to the Pennsylvania Department of State",
   "form": "Certificate of Organization, DSCB:15-8821 (plus docketing statement DSCB:15-134A)",
   "agency": "Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations - file via Business Filing Services"
  },
  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-south-carolina/",
   "foreign_fee": "$10 (2026), to the Secretary of State",
   "form": "Articles of Termination (S.C. Code \u00a7 33-44-805)",
   "agency": "South Carolina Secretary of State - Business Entities Online"
  },
  {
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-south-dakota/",
   "foreign_fee": "See the Secretary of State fee schedule (confirm current amount)",
   "form": "Articles of Termination",
   "agency": "South Dakota Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-tennessee/",
   "foreign_fee": "$50 per member - $300 minimum, $3,000 maximum (2026)",
   "form": "Form SS-4245, Articles of Termination",
   "agency": "Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business Services"
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-texas/",
   "foreign_fee": "$750",
   "form": "Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign LLC",
   "agency": "Texas Secretary of State, Corporations Section"
  },
  {
   "state": "Utah",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-utah/",
   "foreign_fee": "$59 non-refundable processing fee",
   "form": "Certificate of Organization (domestic LLC)",
   "agency": "Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (Department of Commerce)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Vermont",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-vermont/",
   "foreign_fee": "$125 (2026), to the Vermont Secretary of State",
   "form": "Form LLC-1, Articles of Organization",
   "agency": "Vermont Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  },
  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-virginia/",
   "foreign_fee": "$100",
   "form": "LLC1052",
   "agency": "Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) - not a Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-washington/",
   "foreign_fee": "$0 (expedited $100 if needed)",
   "form": "Washington Business License Application",
   "agency": "Washington Secretary of State (file via CCFS)"
  },
  {
   "state": "West Virginia",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-west-virginia/",
   "foreign_fee": "$25",
   "form": "Articles of Termination of a West Virginia Limited Liability Company",
   "agency": "West Virginia Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-wisconsin/",
   "foreign_fee": "$20 online / $35 paper (2026), to the DFI",
   "form": "Form 521 - Foreign LLC Certificate of Registration",
   "agency": "Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Wyoming",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/foreign-llc-in-wyoming/",
   "foreign_fee": "$100 (2026), to the Wyoming Secretary of State",
   "form": "Articles of Organization",
   "agency": "Wyoming Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  }
 ]
}