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

For a foreign LLC registration in Washington, our 2026 routing puts WA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199) in that order. An LLC from elsewhere pays $180 to enter Washington and $70 at every report checkpoint, which puts the state 30th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Washington, measured

30th

by the three-year odometer for foreign LLCs, of 50

Lowest toll, lowest number. The whole route, all fifty states

Entry fee for outside LLCs
$180
Survey of sos.wa.gov, October 2026
Checkpoint report
$70
Annual report
Home-state clearance
60 days
Issued no earlier than
State toll, three years
$320
A three-year trip for a foreign LLC

Who walks the Washington route for you

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

1. WA Registered Agent.org: best for a small yearly agent fare

Stop one$199 to enter, $99 each year after

WA Registered Agent.org is stop one: registration for $199 plus state tolls, agent duty free for the first lap.

Its three-year provider cost is below Mainstay Filing's, and cost is our heaviest weight at 35%.

The fare covers

  • Washington registration drafted and filed
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • A renewal of $99
  • A free first agent lap
  • $199 to cross in

On the minus side

  • Washington and no farther
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for a company adding its second state

Every state$199 to enter, $149 each year after

The next stop, number 2, is Mainstay Filing: the service fee is $199 in any state, with agent duty free for the opening year.

It costs $100 more than WA Registered Agent.org over three years, and cost is the criterion we weight most.

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

The fare covers

  • The registration drafted and filed by Mainstay
  • No charge for registered agent duty while year one lasts
  • The same fare on every route

On the plus side

  • One fare on any route
  • $199 above Washington's own fee
  • The opening lap of agent service is free

On the minus side

  • WA Registered Agent.org's agent renews for $50 less
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The route as numbers

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

Provider fare pages, read November 12, 2026. Add the $180 entry toll to every row.

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The entry fee is $180, followed by the $70 report from year two, and each provider's fares are added.

WA Registered Agent.org for 3 years totals $717: $320 in state tolls and $397 in provider fares.

Washington and the stops on either side of it

MileStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
28thIllinois$300
28thNew Hampshire$300
30thWashington$320
31stOklahoma$350
32ndGeorgia$355

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

Crossing into Washington with an out-of-state LLC

The gate is the Foreign Registration Statement, delivered to the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division along with $180. The packet is incomplete without certificate of existence (good standing) or similar document, not older than 60 days.

Past entry it owes the annual report ($70), last day of your registration month.

Before sending the filing

  • Certificate of existence (good standing) or similar document, no older than 60 days.
  • Registered home-state name and date of formation.
  • A registered agent inside the state, included with each pick.
  • A budget for the $180 registration fee.

What put the first stop first

WA Registered Agent.org pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on three-year charge on the route, weighted 35%.

Three laps with WA Registered Agent.org cost $397 in provider fares, $100 less than Mainstay Filing.

Washington foreign registration service questions

What does Washington toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$180 as the official fee. A provider adds $199 to the bill.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into Washington?

Entry is on the Foreign Registration Statement, which goes to the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division.

Does the gate ask for clearance from the home state?

It does: certificate of existence (good standing) or similar document, dated within 60 days of filing.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

There is: the annual report, which costs $70.

Does a foreign LLC need to carry a registered agent for Washington?

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

Which provider should take my foreign LLC across?

The route begins at WA Registered Agent.org ($199 plus the state toll, first agent lap included, then $99 a year for the agent) and continues with Mainstay Filing.

Keep traveling

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker ccfs.sos.wa.gov, covering Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker sos.wa.gov, covering Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker sos.wa.gov, covering Washington yearly filing: Annual report, official source, logged October 2026.
  4. Marker app.leg.wa.gov, covering Washington report due date, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker sos.wa.gov, covering Washington formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker sos.wa.gov, covering Washington formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker app.leg.wa.gov, covering Washington registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker sos.wa.gov, covering Washington SOS, register a foreign LLC online, logged October 2026.
  9. Marker sos.wa.gov, covering Washington SOS, fee schedules and priority services, logged October 2026.
  10. Marker app.leg.wa.gov, covering RCW 23.95.520, activities that are not doing business, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker app.leg.wa.gov, covering RCW 23.95.505, consequences of not registering, logged October 2026.
  12. Marker app.leg.wa.gov, covering RCW 23.95.510, foreign registration statement, logged October 2026.
  13. Marker sos.wa.gov, covering Washington SOS, registered agents, logged October 2026.
  14. Marker ilsos.gov, covering Illinois Secretary of State, LLC forms, logged October 2026.
  15. Marker ilsos.gov, covering Form LLC-45.5, Application for Admission, logged October 2026.
  16. Marker ilsos.gov, covering Form LLC-45.40, Application for Withdrawal, logged October 2026.
  17. Marker ilga.gov, covering 805 ILCS 180/45-45, consequences of transacting business without, logged October 2026.
  18. Marker ilga.gov, covering 805 ILCS 180/45-47, activities that are not transacting, logged October 2026.
  19. Marker sos.nh.gov, covering New Hampshire Secretary of State, LLC forms and, logged October 2026.
  20. Marker sos.nh.gov, covering Form FLLC-1, logged October 2026.
  21. Marker gc.nh.gov, covering RSA 304-C:174, activities that do not count, logged October 2026.
  22. Marker gc.nh.gov, covering RSA 304-C:175, registration, logged October 2026.
  23. Marker gc.nh.gov, covering RSA 304-C:191, fees, logged October 2026.
  24. Marker sos.ok.gov, covering Oklahoma Secretary of State, entity filing, logged October 2026.
  25. Marker sos.ok.gov, covering Procedures for registering a foreign LLC, logged October 2026.
  26. Marker sos.ok.gov, covering Oklahoma Secretary of State, fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  27. Marker sos.ok.gov, covering Annual certificate form for LLCs, logged October 2026.
  28. Marker oscn.net, covering 18 O.S. § 2049, transacting business, logged October 2026.
  29. Marker sos.ga.gov, covering Georgia Secretary of State, how to register a, logged October 2026.
  30. Marker sos.ga.gov, covering Form CD 241, application for certificate of authority, logged October 2026.
  31. Marker sos.ga.gov, covering Corporations Division filing fees, logged October 2026.
  32. Marker sos.ga.gov, covering Corporations Division FAQ, logged October 2026.
  33. Marker sos.ga.gov, covering Form CD 555, application for withdrawal, logged October 2026.
  34. WA Registered Agent.org's pricing page, as surveyed November 12, 2026
  35. Mainstay Filing's Washington service page, as surveyed November 12, 2026