Foreign registration cost calculators + Minnesota
3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Minnesota (2026): Cost Calculator
Result order: Best value first, from our five-term calculation
Minnesota: key outputs
Minnesota: results, best value first
1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing
Ranks firstMainstay Filing comes first because registering in Minnesota adds $199 to state fees, with the opening agent year free.
Pay $100 above MN Registered Agent.org across three years and the repeating filings stop being your concern.
No agent charge in year one; $149 a year follows.
Inputs covered
- Registration delivered to the state office
- Registered agent free in year one
- Fifty-state service
Adds up well
- Same fee wherever you register
- Service charge of $199
- Agent free for the first year
Adds up badly
- $50 above MN Registered Agent.org at renewal
2. MN Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest agent figure
In-state providerMN Registered Agent.org holds position 2 because $199 above the state fee and $99 per later year.
Inputs covered
- Registration completed for you
- Agent service for the first year
Adds up well
- Agent service at no cost in year one
- Agent renews at $99
- $199 plus the state fee
Adds up badly
- A second provider is needed at home
3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for adding one state
In-state providerMinnesota Registered Agent.co holds position 3 because $199 above the state fee and $99 per later year.
Input for input, it ties MN Registered Agent.org.
Inputs covered
- Registration completed for you
- Agent service for the first year
Adds up well
- Agent renews at $99
- Agent service at no cost in year one
- $199 plus the state fee
Adds up badly
- A second provider is needed at home
What each service adds up to
| Rank | Service | Result, year 1 | Result, year 2 | Result, year 3 | Result, year 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainstay Filing | $199 | $348 | $497 | $795 | Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
| 2 | MN Registered Agent.org | $199 | $298 | $397 | $595 | Open MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
| 3 | Minnesota Registered Agent.co | $199 | $298 | $397 | $595 | Open Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
The calculator
Minnesota fee list
| Input | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Filing to register the foreign LLC | $185 | sos.mn.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full} |
| State side, 3 years | $185 | Our sum |
Notes on the order
Mainstay Filing did better than MN Registered Agent.org on filing work in the price, a 27% term.
A foreign LLC already spans two states, so a provider covering both came first.
How Minnesota describes the foreign LLC registration fee and rules
Out-of-state LLCs deliver the Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota to the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services with $185.
Skipping registration can bring a bar on starting lawsuits in Minnesota (Minn. Stat. 322C.0808, subd. 1).
Quoted text: revisor.mn.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
If you skip the service
$185 is the lowest this calculation goes, because it holds only state fees. The services above put $397 to $497 on top.
About these results
What is the registration fee for a foreign LLC in Minnesota?
$185 as the official fee, plus $199 should you hire a provider.
What do these services calculate to over three years?
Year one plus two renewals calculates to $397 to $497.
Which form registers the LLC?
Complete Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota and deliver it to the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.
What recurring filing follows registration?
The annual renewal, with no charge.
When does one service pass another in total cost?
Not in ten years: the order of the running totals does not change.
Which foreign registration service calculates best for Minnesota?
By the five-term formula the Minnesota order is Mainstay Filing, MN Registered Agent.org and Minnesota Registered Agent.co, led by Mainstay Filing on filing work in the price.
Input sources
- Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing is entered from revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing is entered from revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota report due date is entered from sos.state.mn.us (August 2026).
- Minn is entered from revisor.mn.gov (August 2026).
- Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee is entered from sos.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota registered agent statute is entered from revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota Secretary of State, foreign is entered from sos.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Foreign LLC certificate of authority is entered from sos.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate is entered from revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities is entered from revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences is entered from revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota service page figure supplied by Mainstay Filing, November 13, 2026
- pricing page figure supplied by MN Registered Agent.org, November 13, 2026
- pricing page figure supplied by Minnesota Registered Agent.co, November 13, 2026