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Foreign LLC guide · Georgia

Georgia Foreign LLC Fees (2026): Data on File and the 3 Best Services

Mainstay Filing ($199), Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199) and GA Registered Agent.org ($199) is our order for a foreign LLC registration in Georgia for 2026. Registration: $235 at the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division; $60 per report after that. Three-year rank: 32nd of 50.

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Georgia: data sheet

32ndof 50 on registration plus reportsRank 1 is the smallest total. All fifty on one sheet
Fee to register
$235Pulled October 2026 from sos.ga.gov
Report
$60Annual registration
Total owed to the state, 3 yrs
$355Registration fee plus two years of reports

Georgia ranking

Five criteria set the order; three-year fees and filings covered weigh most (method has the rest).

1. Mainstay Filing: best for expanding across state lines

Desk pickService $199; yr 2+ $149

First, Mainstay Filing, because registration is $199 plus state fees, and the registered agent is free for year one.

Net of Georgia Registered Agent.co, the three-year bill is $100 higher, with more filings covered.

From the second year, agent service is $149 a year.

What the fee covers

  • Registration filed on your behalf
  • Registered agent: no fee in year one
  • Same fee in every state

Pros

  • One fee, any state
  • $199 over the state fee
  • Year-one agent service included

Cons

  • Georgia Registered Agent.co's agent renews for $50 less
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for a low-cost Georgia filing

Local pickService $199; yr 2+ $99

#2 is Georgia Registered Agent.co: $199 service fee, $99 agent renewal.

What the fee covers

  • The foreign registration filing
  • A year of agent service

Pros

  • Year-one agent included
  • $199 to register
  • $99 a year for the agent after

Cons

  • Georgia alone
Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. GA Registered Agent.org: best for a smaller agent renewal

Local pickService $199; yr 2+ $99

#3 is GA Registered Agent.org: $199 service fee, $99 agent renewal.

Same prices as Georgia Registered Agent.co.

What the fee covers

  • The foreign registration filing
  • A year of agent service

Pros

  • $99 a year for the agent after
  • $199 to register
  • Year-one agent included

Cons

  • Georgia alone
Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Fees in a row

#ServiceYr 1Yr 2+Service fees, 3 yrs
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Georgia Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3GA Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
All fees here were pulled November 12, 2026 from the companies' sites. Each row needs Georgia's $235 registration fee on top.

Registration cost calculator

Registration fee $235, report $60 from year two; service fees are added.
Total, 3 years, Mainstay Filing: $852. State $355; service $497.

Georgia next to nearby ranks

RkStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
30thWashington$320
31stOklahoma$350
32ndGeorgia$355
33rdFlorida$402.50
34thVermont$495
Other states: Foreign LLC fees by state.

Georgia filing for out-of-state LLCs

$235 plus the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241), to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

Ongoing, it files the annual registration ($60), between January 1 and April 1.

Before you file

  • Name and formation date as the home state lists them.
  • A registered agent with a street address here; each service on this page supplies one.
  • Payment of the $235 filing fee.

Operating unregistered: risks

No standing to sue in the state's courts until registered (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).

Why the first pick is first

Scope of the price (29%) is where Mainstay Filing beat Georgia Registered Agent.co in Georgia.

Reach across states outweighed Georgia Registered Agent.co's smaller renewal.

Quick answers

Fee for a foreign LLC to register in Georgia?

$235 for the filing. A service adds $199.

Foreign registration form for Georgia?

Use the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241); it goes to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

Anything due yearly from a foreign LLC?

Yes, the annual registration, fee $60.

What if the LLC works there unregistered?

No standing to sue in the state's courts until registered (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).

Georgia: a registered agent for a foreign LLC?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Which service do you pick for foreign registration?

Mainstay Filing: $199 over the state fee, registered agent free in year one, then $149 a year. Then Georgia Registered Agent.co and GA Registered Agent.org.

Related files

Basis for this page

  1. Desk file on Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025: basis sos.ga.gov, pulled October 2026.
  2. Desk file on Georgia report due date: basis law.justia.com, pulled August 2026.
  3. Desk file on Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division fee schedule: basis sos.ga.gov, pulled October 2026.
  4. Desk file on Georgia registered agent statute: basis sos.ga.gov, pulled October 2026.
  5. Desk file on Georgia Secretary of State, how to register a: basis sos.ga.gov, pulled October 2026.
  6. Desk file on Form CD 241, application for certificate of authority: basis sos.ga.gov, pulled October 2026.
  7. Desk file on Form CD 555, application for withdrawal: basis sos.ga.gov, pulled October 2026.
  8. Desk file on Washington SOS, register a foreign LLC online: basis sos.wa.gov, pulled October 2026.
  9. Desk file on Washington SOS, fee schedules and priority services: basis sos.wa.gov, pulled October 2026.
  10. Desk file on RCW 23.95.520, activities that are not doing business: basis app.leg.wa.gov, pulled October 2026.
  11. Desk file on RCW 23.95.505, consequences of not registering: basis app.leg.wa.gov, pulled October 2026.
  12. Desk file on RCW 23.95.510, foreign registration statement: basis app.leg.wa.gov, pulled October 2026.
  13. Desk file on Washington SOS, registered agents: basis sos.wa.gov, pulled October 2026.
  14. Desk file on Oklahoma Secretary of State, entity filing: basis sos.ok.gov, pulled October 2026.
  15. Desk file on Procedures for registering a foreign LLC: basis sos.ok.gov, pulled October 2026.
  16. Desk file on Oklahoma Secretary of State, fee schedule: basis sos.ok.gov, pulled October 2026.
  17. Desk file on Annual certificate form for LLCs: basis sos.ok.gov, pulled October 2026.
  18. Desk file on 18 O.S. § 2049, transacting business: basis oscn.net, pulled October 2026.
  19. Desk file on Form CR2E027, foreign LLC application: basis form.sunbiz.org, pulled October 2026.
  20. Desk file on Florida Statutes 605.0902, certificate of authority: basis flsenate.gov, pulled October 2026.
  21. Desk file on Florida Statutes 605.0905, activities that are not transacting: basis flsenate.gov, pulled October 2026.
  22. Desk file on Florida Statutes 605.0904, consequences of transacting business without: basis flsenate.gov, pulled October 2026.
  23. Desk file on Form CR2E057, withdrawal: basis form.sunbiz.org, pulled October 2026.
  24. Desk file on Sunbiz LLC fees: basis dos.fl.gov, pulled October 2026.
  25. Desk file on Vermont Secretary of State, foreign registration: basis sos.vermont.gov, pulled October 2026.
  26. Desk file on Vermont Secretary of State, fees and statutes: basis sos.vermont.gov, pulled October 2026.
  27. Desk file on 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application for certificate of: basis legislature.vermont.gov, pulled October 2026.
  28. Desk file on 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities that are not: basis legislature.vermont.gov, pulled October 2026.
  29. Desk file on 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual report: basis legislature.vermont.gov, pulled October 2026.
  30. Mainstay Filing Georgia service page; company site pulled November 12, 2026
  31. Georgia Registered Agent.co pricing page; company site pulled November 12, 2026
  32. GA Registered Agent.org pricing page; company site pulled November 12, 2026