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Foreign LLC Registration Lessons by State (2026)

Pick a state to learn how an existing LLC registers there.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

States A to Z

1Alabama$150 collected at registrationTop pick: AL Registered Agent.org2Alaska$350 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing3Arizona$150 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing4Arkansas$270 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Arkansas Registered Agent.co5California$70 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing6Colorado$100 collected at registrationTop pick: Mainstay Filing7Connecticut$120 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Connecticut Registered Agent.co8Delaware$200 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing9Florida$125 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Florida Registered Agent.io10Georgia$235 collected at registrationTop pick: Mainstay Filing11Hawaii$51 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: HI Registered Agent.org12Idaho$100 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: ID Registered Agent.org13Illinois$150 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing14Indiana$105 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing15Iowa$100 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: IA Registered Agent.org16Kansas$115 collected at registrationTop pick: Mainstay Filing17Kentucky$90 collected at registrationTop pick: Mainstay Filing18Louisiana$185 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing19Maine$250 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Maine Registered Agent.co20Maryland$100 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing21Massachusetts$500 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: MA Registered Agent.org22Michigan$50 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing23Minnesota$185 collected at registrationTop pick: MN Registered Agent.org24Mississippi$250 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Registered Agent MS.org25Missouri$105 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing26Montana$70 collected at registrationTop pick: Montana Registered Agent.co27Nebraska$100 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing28Nevada$75 collected at registrationTop pick: Mainstay Filing29New Hampshire$100 collected at registrationTop pick: New Hampshire Registered Agent.co30New Jersey$100 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: New Jersey Registered Agent.co31New Mexico$100 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing32New York$250 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: New York Registered Agent.ai33North Carolina$250 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing34North Dakota$135 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing35Ohio$99 collected at registrationTop pick: Mainstay Filing36Oklahoma$300 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing37Oregon$275 collected at registrationTop pick: Oregon Registered Agent.co38Pennsylvania$250 collected at registrationTop pick: Mainstay Filing39Rhode Island$150 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing40South Carolina$110 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: South Carolina Registered Agent.co41South Dakota$750 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing42Tennessee$300 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing43Texas$750 collected at registrationTop pick: TX Registered Agent.org44Utah$59 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing45Vermont$155 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: VT Registered Agent.org46Virginia$100 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: VA Registered Agent.org47Washington$180 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: WA Registered Agent.org48West Virginia$150 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: WV Registered Agent.org49Wisconsin$100 collected at registrationTop pick: Wisconsin Registered Agent.co50Wyoming$150 collected at registration · home certificateTop pick: Mainstay Filing

For all states at once

The national list puts Mainstay Filing first. Full list.

Sources for every state

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