3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Florida (2026)
LLC Review Desk's 2026 picks for foreign registration services in Florida, favorite first, are Mainstay Filing ($199), Florida Registered Agent.io ($199) and FL Registered Agent.org ($199). Mainstay Filing is our favorite, because you pay $199 on top of the state's fee, your first year as registered agent is free, and the price is the same in every state.
By the LLC Review Desk editorial team
Position 1
Number one here
1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners working in more than one state
Service fee $199, state fee extra ($324 at checkout); $149 a year for the agent from year two
Our score
9.1out of 10
9.1 out of 10
Our favorite is Mainstay Filing, because $199 gets the Florida registration filed, year one as registered agent costs nothing, and after that it's $149 a year.
Your free agent year ends after twelve months, and then it's $149 a year in any state.
Over three years it costs $100 more than Florida Registered Agent.io, and for us the extra things it handles are worth that.
In the price
Your foreign registration, handled
Your registered agent free for the first year
Free scans of served papers, same business day
What we like
Same-business-day scans of papers served on the company, no charge
The same price in all fifty states
$199 for the service, plus the state's fee
Your first year of registered agent service is free
Trade-offs
After year one the agent is $149 a year, $50 more than Florida Registered Agent.io
Every score out of 10 is our editors' call, made with the weighted criteria on How we rank, not a customer rating.
What Florida foreign registration services cost in 2026: year one, renewals and three years
Service
First year
Second year
Third year
Three-year total
Agent covered in year one
Mainstay Filing
$199
$149
$149
$497
Free
Florida Registered Agent.io
$199
$99
$99
$397
Included
FL Registered Agent.org
$199
$99
$99
$397
Included
We took each price from the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. On top of every row, Florida charges a $125 registration fee, which isn't in these totals.
Why we put Mainstay Filing first
LLC Review Desk gives three-year cost 29% and filings in the price 29%, then divides 42% among renewal price, state fit and up-front totals. For Florida, it came down to filings in the price.
Registering in a second state means working with two states, so one company at one price for both won the coverage score over Florida Registered Agent.io.
You can read every criterion and weight on How we rank.
Registering a foreign LLC in Florida: fee, form and who to send it to
You register through the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section, using the Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida (Form CR2E027). The state charges $125. Florida also wants certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation that is no more than 90 days old.
After that, plan on the annual report each cycle ($138.75) by between January 1 and May 1.
Get these ready first
Certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation, issued within 90 days of when you file.
Your company's full legal name, exactly as registered at home, and the date it was formed there.
A registered agent with a street address in the state. Any service on this page can do it.
The $125 state fee to pay with the filing.
A reminder for yourself about the annual report and its $138.75 fee.
What happens if you skip Florida registration
Until it registers, an out-of-state LLC can't sue in Florida courts (Fla. Stat. 605.0904(1)). Its contracts still stand (Fla. Stat. 605.0904(4)). There can be a civil penalty from $500 up to $1,000. You may also owe fees for the time you were unregistered.
Your questions about Florida foreign registration services
Do I have to register my out-of-state LLC in Florida?
If it does business there, yes. Until it registers, it can't sue in the state's courts.
What does registering a foreign LLC in Florida come to?
The state charges $125, and services charge $199.
What form does Florida use for foreign LLCs?
The state's form is the Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida (Form CR2E027), and it goes to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.
Does Florida want paperwork from my home state?
It does: certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation, no more than 90 days old.
Do I still need a registered agent after I register?
Yes. You keep a registered agent with a street address in the state as long as the company stays registered.
Who's the best choice for foreign registration in Florida?
Mainstay Filing, because it's $199 beyond the state fee in any state, and the first registered agent year is included.