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Georgia Foreign LLC Fees (2026) and the 3 Best Registration Services

In search of a foreign LLC registration in Georgia, our 2026 ranking runs Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and GA Registered Agent.org ($199). From the state's side, Georgia charges $235 to register plus $60 per recurring report. Three-year position: 32nd of 50.
Charted by the State Biz Facts team

Where Georgia stands on fees

32nd

of 50 when registration and reports are added up

Small numbers mark small bills. All states side by side

  • Charge to register

    $235

    October 2026 reading of sos.ga.gov

  • Recurring report

    $60

    Annual registration

  • State total, years 1 to 3

    $355

    The first filing and the years that follow

Providers for Georgia, ranked

Criteria and weights behind this order are on the method page.

Best route

1. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for a small yearly agent charge

$199 to register; $99 yearly from year two

Highest on the list, Georgia Registered Agent.co: the Georgia registration for $199 with agent duty for year one, then $99 yearly.

It beats Mainstay Filing on three-year provider charges, and cost makes up 36% of the score.

Price covers

  • The paperwork that registers the LLC, filed for you
  • A year of agent service

Upside

  • No agent charge during year one
  • The agent renews at $99
  • $199 to register

Downside

  • Georgia and nothing else
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Covers the whole map

2. Mainstay Filing: best for one price whichever state you add

$199 to register; $149 yearly from year two

Placed second, Mainstay Filing offers $199 beyond the state fee, the registered agent free for year one, then $149 per year.

Georgia Registered Agent.co is $100 cheaper on three-year provider charges.

When the free year ends, the agent charge is $149 per year wherever the company registers.

Price covers

  • Registration papers drawn up and filed for you
  • First-year registered agent service carries no fee
  • No price change from state to state

Upside

  • Registered agent free for year one
  • $199 over the state charge
  • Handles your next state too

Downside

  • Renewal $50 higher than Georgia Registered Agent.co's
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Regional pick

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

$199 to register; $99 yearly from year two

GA Registered Agent.org takes spot 3: the Georgia registration for $199 with agent duty for year one, then $99 yearly.

Price for price it equals Georgia Registered Agent.co.

Price covers

  • The paperwork that registers the LLC, filed for you
  • A year of agent service

Upside

  • $199 to register
  • No agent charge during year one
  • The agent renews at $99

Downside

  • Georgia and nothing else
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Prices in a row

OrderProviderYear 1Year 2 and onProvider charges, 3 years
1Georgia Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner 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.
Each company's own price page was read on November 12, 2026. Every row still needs Georgia's $235 registration fee.

Foreign LLC budget

The registration fee is $235, with the $60 report from year two; each provider's prices go on top.
With Georgia Registered Agent.co, 3 years add up to $752 ($355 state, $397 provider).

Georgia and the states beside it on the chart

SpotStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
30thWashington$320
31stOklahoma$350
32ndGeorgia$355
33rdFlorida$402.50
34thVermont$495
Foreign LLC fees by state charts all fifty, least expensive on top.

Bringing a foreign LLC into Georgia

The fee to register is $235, paid when the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241) is filed with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

After that comes the annual registration ($60), between January 1 and April 1.

Gather before filing

  • Home state record: legal name and formation date.
  • A registered agent inside the state, included with each pick.
  • Budget for the $235 registration fee.

If you never register

State courts will not hear a suit from an LLC that has not registered (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).

Basis for the order

Georgia Registered Agent.co pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on service cost across three years, weighted 36%.

Picking Georgia Registered Agent.co means $397 in provider charges across three years, $100 below Mainstay Filing.

Georgia foreign registration service questions

What does Georgia charge a foreign LLC to register?

$235 paid to the state. Hiring one adds $199.

Which form does a foreign LLC file with Georgia?

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

Does a foreign LLC have a yearly obligation?

A yearly filing applies, namely the annual registration, which costs $60.

What happens if the LLC does business there without registering?

State courts will not hear a suit from an LLC that has not registered (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).

Must a foreign LLC name a registered agent for Georgia?

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

Which provider should register my foreign LLC?

Georgia Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and GA Registered Agent.org, as ranked.

More from this state

Where each number comes from

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