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Arizona Foreign LLC Route (2026): Entry Fees and the 3 Best Registration Services

For a foreign LLC registration in Arizona, our 2026 routing puts Mainstay Filing ($199), Arizona Registered Agent.co ($199) and AZ Registered Agent.org ($199) in that order. Entry fee: $150. Report checkpoints: none. Over three years, mile 13th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Arizona survey figures

13th

along the 50-state route, foreign LLC tolls

Counted from the lightest toll up (shared mile). Every state on one map

Entry fee for outside LLCs
$150
azcc.gov (surveyed October 2026)
Checkpoint report
None
Nothing to clear
Home-state clearance
60 days
Issued no earlier than
State toll, three years
$150
A three-year trip for a foreign LLC

Who walks the Arizona route for you

The order rests on five criteria set out in the method: three-year provider cost (35%), steps covered (27%), renewal fare, fit with Arizona rules and fee labeling.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a later third or fourth crossing

Stop oneLeg one $199; later legs $149

Begin at Mainstay Filing, since the service fee is $199 in any state, with agent duty free for the opening year.

Three laps with it cost $100 more than with Arizona Registered Agent.co; coverage is weighted 27%, and the extra stops it handles make up the difference.

From lap two the agent fare is $149 a year, whichever state it is.

The fare covers

  • The registration drafted and filed by Mainstay
  • The same fare on every route

On the plus side

  • $199 above Arizona's own fee
  • One fare on any route

On the minus side

  • $50 more each lap for the agent
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2. Arizona Registered Agent.co: best for a thrifty Arizona entry

Local pickLeg one $199; later legs $99

The next stop, number 2, is Arizona Registered Agent.co: the Arizona registration for $199 with a free agent lap, then $99 each lap.

The fare covers

  • Registration written and sent in
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • The first agent lap comes with the fare
  • $99 yearly from lap two
  • $199 above the state toll

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
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3. AZ Registered Agent.org: best for Arizona crossings

Local pickLeg one $199; later legs $99

The next stop, number 3, is AZ Registered Agent.org: the Arizona registration for $199 with a free agent lap, then $99 each lap.

Its fares match Arizona Registered Agent.co's, so the two stops sit side by side.

The fare covers

  • Registration written and sent in
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • The first agent lap comes with the fare
  • $99 yearly from lap two
  • $199 above the state toll

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
Visit AZ Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Arizona route services in one table

StopProviderLeg oneLater legsProvider cost, three years
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Arizona Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Arizona Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3AZ Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit AZ Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Each fare was read from the provider's own pages on November 12, 2026. Arizona charges $150 to register, apart from each provider.

Price your route

The entry fee is $150, and each provider's fares are added.

$150 in state tolls plus $497 paid to Mainstay Filing makes $647 over 3 years.

Arizona and the stops on either side of it

MileStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
12thIndiana$137
13thAlabama$150
13thArizona$150
13thColorado$150
16thMinnesota$185

Foreign LLC fees by state plots all fifty, least expensive first.

Arizona foreign LLC registration fee and form (official)

An LLC from another state enters by sending the Foreign Registration Statement (Form L025) to the Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division with $150. The filing has to carry certificate of existence or good standing, plus a certified copy of the organizational documents, issued no more than 60 days.

A foreign LLC here has no report checkpoint.

Papers to gather

  • Certificate of existence or good standing, plus a certified copy of the organizational documents, no older than 60 days.
  • Home-state record: legal name and formation date.
  • A statutory agent with a street address here; every provider on this route can supply one.
  • Funds to cover the $150 state fee.

If you never register

The state's courts turn back a suit from an LLC that has not registered (A.R.S. 29-3902(B)). What the LLC has signed is still enforceable (A.R.S. 29-3902(C)).

What put the first stop first

Steps the service takes over (27%) is the criterion on which Mainstay Filing outscored Arizona Registered Agent.co here.

The company already has a home state; one provider for it and Arizona scored highest.

Common questions

What does Arizona toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$150 at the state office. Provider fares: $199.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into Arizona?

Entry is on the Foreign Registration Statement (Form L025), which goes to the Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division.

Does the gate ask for clearance from the home state?

It does: certificate of existence or good standing, plus a certified copy of the organizational documents, dated within 60 days of filing.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

No checkpoint. Arizona asks no yearly report of foreign LLCs.

What happens when the LLC does business there without registering?

The state's courts turn back a suit from an LLC that has not registered (A.R.S. 29-3902(B)). What the LLC has signed is still enforceable (A.R.S. 29-3902(C)).

Does a foreign LLC need to carry a statutory agent for Arizona?

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

Which provider should take my foreign LLC across?

Take Mainstay Filing first and Arizona Registered Agent.co and AZ Registered Agent.org after it; what separates Mainstay Filing is steps the service takes over.

Other routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker azleg.gov, covering Ariz, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker azcc.gov, covering Arizona formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  3. Marker azleg.gov, covering Arizona registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  4. Marker azcc.gov, covering Arizona Corporation Commission, LLC forms, logged October 2026.
  5. Marker azcc.gov, covering Form L025 instructions, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker azleg.gov, covering A.R.S. 29-3903, registration of foreign LLC, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker azleg.gov, covering A.R.S. 29-3905, activities that are not doing business, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker azcc.gov, covering Arizona Corporation Commission FAQs, logged October 2026.
  9. Marker azleg.gov, covering A.R.S. 29-3902, registration to do business, logged November 2026.
  10. Marker in.gov, covering Indiana Secretary of State business forms, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker iga.in.gov, covering Indiana Code 23-0.5-5, registration of foreign entities, logged October 2026.
  12. Marker iga.in.gov, covering Indiana Code 23-0.5-9, fees, logged October 2026.
  13. Marker iga.in.gov, covering Indiana Code 23-0.5-4, registered agents, logged October 2026.
  14. Marker inbiz.in.gov, covering INBiz Business Entity Report, logged October 2026.
  15. Marker sos.alabama.gov, covering Alabama Secretary of State, LLC filings, logged October 2026.
  16. Marker sos.alabama.gov, covering Foreign LLC Application for Registration, logged October 2026.
  17. Marker sos.alabama.gov, covering Secretary of State fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  18. Marker alabamainteractive.org, covering Secretary of State Online Services, logged October 2026.
  19. Marker alison.legislature.state.al.us, covering Code of Alabama, section 10A-1-7.01, logged October 2026.
  20. Marker revenue.alabama.gov, covering Department of Revenue, business privilege tax notice, logged October 2026.
  21. Marker coloradosos.gov, covering Colorado Secretary of State, foreign entity FAQ, logged October 2026.
  22. Marker coloradosos.gov, covering Sample Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, logged October 2026.
  23. Marker coloradosos.gov, covering Secretary of State business fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  24. Marker content.leg.colorado.gov, covering Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 7, logged October 2026.
  25. Marker coloradosos.gov, covering Registered agent requirements effective July 1, 2025, logged October 2026.
  26. Marker coloradosos.gov, covering Periodic report FAQ, logged October 2026.
  27. Marker sos.mn.gov, covering Minnesota Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms, logged October 2026.
  28. Marker sos.mn.gov, covering Foreign LLC certificate of authority form, logged October 2026.
  29. Marker sos.mn.gov, covering Business filing and certification fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  30. Marker revisor.mn.gov, covering Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate of authority, logged October 2026.
  31. Marker revisor.mn.gov, covering Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities that are not, logged October 2026.
  32. Marker revisor.mn.gov, covering Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences, logged October 2026.
  33. Mainstay Filing (Arizona service page), survey of November 12, 2026
  34. Arizona Registered Agent.co (pricing page), survey of November 12, 2026
  35. AZ Registered Agent.org (pricing page), survey of November 12, 2026