Foreign LLC guide · Kansas

Kansas Foreign LLC Route (2026): Entry Fees and the 2 Best Registration Services

Taking a foreign LLC registration in Kansas as the destination, the services in 2026 line up as KS Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199). Entry fee: $115. Each report checkpoint after it: $90. Over three years, mile 19th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Updated November 12, 2026

Tolls on the Kansas route

19th

of 50 on foreign LLC tolls

The route starts at the smallest toll. See the full map

Entry fee for outside LLCs: $115; sos.ks.gov (surveyed October 2026)
Checkpoint report: $90; Information Report
State toll, three years: $205; Entry fee and two later checkpoints

Who walks the Kansas route for you

How the stops were ordered: cost over three years, steps covered, renewal, Kansas fit, fee labeling (method).

1. KS Registered Agent.org: best for one extra state

Route pickLeg one $199; later legs $99

Stop one, KS Registered Agent.org: $199 above the state's entry fee, then $99 a year.

Mainstay Filing's three-year fare is larger, and that criterion counts for 35%.

The fare covers

The paperwork that admits the LLC
A year of agent service

On the plus side

$199 plus the state toll
A free first agent lap
A renewal of $99

On the minus side

Kansas and no farther

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

Goes anywhereLeg one $199; later legs $149

Stop 2, Mainstay Filing: registering costs $199 plus state tolls, and the resident agent costs nothing in year one.

Its three-year provider cost is $100 higher than KS Registered Agent.org's, and cost carries 35% of the score.

After the free first lap, agent duty costs $149 a year in any state.

The fare covers

The registration drafted and filed by Mainstay
One fare, any state

On the plus side

$199 plus the state toll
All fifty states covered

On the minus side

$50 more each lap for the agent

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Kansas route services in one table

Stop	Provider	Leg one	Later legs	Provider cost, three years
1	KS Registered Agent.org	$199	$99/yr	$397	Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2	Mainstay Filing	$199	$149/yr	$497	Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

We read every provider's price page on November 12, 2026. Add the $115 entry toll to every row.

Price your route

The entry fee is $115, followed by the $90 report from year two, and each provider's fares are added.

Kansas and the stops on either side of it

Mile	State	Three-year foreign LLC fees
17th	Virginia	$200
17th	West Virginia	$200
19th	Kansas	$205
20th	Wisconsin	$230
21st	North Dakota	$235

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

Kansas foreign registration: fee, form, office

The Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division admits foreign LLCs on the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA) and a $115 fee.

At each later stop it files the Information Report ($90), April 15, every second year.

What to carry

The LLC's legal name plus the day it was formed.
A named resident agent at a local street address.
Funds to cover the $115 official fee.

Consequences of staying unregistered

A suit filed before registration is held up until the entry filing is made (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Its contracts are not voided (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).

How the Kansas stops were ordered

Three-year charge on the route (35%) is the criterion on which KS Registered Agent.org outscored Mainstay Filing here.

KS Registered Agent.org's three-year provider cost is $397 ($100 under Mainstay Filing).

Kansas: your route questions

What does Kansas toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$115 as the official fee. Provider fares: $199.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into Kansas?

Entry is on the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA), which goes to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

There is: the Information Report, which costs $90.

What happens when the LLC does business there without registering?

A suit filed before registration is held up until the entry filing is made (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Its contracts are not voided (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).

Does a foreign LLC need to carry a resident agent for Kansas?

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

Which provider should take my foreign LLC across?

Take KS Registered Agent.org first and Mainstay Filing after it; what separates KS Registered Agent.org is three-year charge on the route.

Nearby routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker

Marker for Kansas Form ILC, Information Report: the page at sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Kansas report due date: the page at ksrevisor.gov, logged August 2026.
Marker for Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule: the page at sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source: the page at sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Kansas registered agent statute: the page at ksrevisor.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Kansas Secretary of State, register a business: the page at sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Form FA, foreign business application: the page at sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business: the page at ksrevisor.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register: the page at ksrevisor.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Kansas Secretary of State, information reports: the page at sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for SCC, foreign limited liability company forms and fees: the page at scc.virginia.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for SCC, foreign business entities FAQ: the page at scc.virginia.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for SCC, foreign registration checklist: the page at scc.virginia.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Code of Virginia § 13.1-1052, application for registration: the page at law.lis.virginia.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Code of Virginia § 13.1-1059, activities that are: the page at law.lis.virginia.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Code of Virginia § 13.1-1057, consequences of transacting: the page at law.lis.virginia.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for West Virginia SOS, register an out-of-state business: the page at sos.wv.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Form LLF-1, application for certificate of authority: the page at sos.wv.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for W: the page at code.wvlegislature.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for W: the page at code.wvlegislature.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for W: the page at code.wvlegislature.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for West Virginia SOS, cancel or withdraw a foreign: the page at sos.wv.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for DFI Form 521, foreign registration statement for an: the page at dfi.wi.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for DFI fees: the page at dfi.wi.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for DFI file online: the page at dfi.wi.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Wis: the page at docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Wis: the page at docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for DFI Form 524, withdrawal of registration: the page at dfi.wi.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for North Dakota Secretary of State, limited liability companies: the page at sos.nd.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for NDCC Chapter 10-32.1: the page at ndlegis.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Secretary of State, registered agents: the page at sos.nd.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker for Secretary of State, business services: the page at sos.nd.gov, logged October 2026.
Pricing page, KS Registered Agent.org, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
Kansas service page, Mainstay Filing, company site surveyed November 12, 2026