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

2026 route for a foreign LLC registration in Wisconsin: WI Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Wisconsin Registered Agent.co ($199), ranked first to last. Entry fee: $100. Each report checkpoint after it: $65. Over three years, mile 20th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Tolls on the Wisconsin route

20th

along the 50-state route, foreign LLC tolls

Mile 1 is the lightest toll. Open the 50-state route map

Entry fee for outside LLCs
$100
Measured against dfi.wi.gov, October 2026
Checkpoint report
$65
Annual report
State toll, three years
$230
Entry fee and two later checkpoints

The Wisconsin stops, ranked

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

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

Start here$199 plus the state toll; agent $99 a year from lap two

WI Registered Agent.org is stop one: the Wisconsin registration for $199 with a free agent lap, then $99 each lap.

Over three laps it costs less than Mainstay Filing, and cost makes up 35% of the method.

The fare covers

  • Registration handled from start to filing
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • The first agent lap comes with the fare
  • $99 a lap for the agent afterward
  • A fare of $199

On the minus side

  • Wisconsin and no farther
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for one fare wherever the next state is

Goes anywhere$199 plus the state toll; agent $149 a year from lap two

Stop 2, Mainstay Filing: $199 above the state toll, registered agent duty free in year one, then $149 a year.

WI Registered Agent.org comes in $100 lower over the three years.

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
  • Runs in all fifty states

On the plus side

  • The first agent lap is covered
  • $199 above Wisconsin's own fee
  • The same fare anywhere

On the minus side

  • Agent renewal of $149, $50 above WI Registered Agent.org
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3. Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: best for a second route within Wisconsin

Local pick$199 plus the state toll; agent $99 a year from lap two

Stop 3, Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: the Wisconsin registration for $199 with a free agent lap, then $99 each lap.

WI Registered Agent.org charges the same fares.

The fare covers

  • Registration handled from start to filing
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • The first agent lap comes with the fare
  • A fare of $199
  • $99 a lap for the agent afterward

On the minus side

  • Wisconsin and no farther
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3 services, side by side

StopProviderLeg oneLater legsProvider cost, three years
1WI Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit WI 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.
3Wisconsin Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Wisconsin Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

All fares shown are as the providers listed them on November 12, 2026. Every row still needs Wisconsin's $100 registration toll.

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The entry fee is $100, followed by the $65 report from year two, and each provider's fares are added.

3 years with WI Registered Agent.org: $627 in all, split $230 state and $397 provider.

Wisconsin and the stops on either side of it

MileStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
17thWest Virginia$200
19thKansas$205
20thWisconsin$230
21stNorth Dakota$235
22ndNew Jersey$250

For the other states, open Foreign LLC fees by state.

The Wisconsin entry filing for LLCs formed elsewhere

The gate is the Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company (Form 521), delivered to the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services along with $100.

At each later stop it files the annual report ($65), March 31.

Checklist before the crossing

  • Name and formation date as the home state lists them.
  • A registered agent stationed in the state, which each pick provides.
  • Cash for the $100 state toll.

Consequences of staying unregistered

Contracts already made continue to hold (Wis. Stat. 183.0902(3)).

Why WI Registered Agent.org leads the route

WI Registered Agent.org won the lead on three-year charge on the route, worth 35% of the total; Mainstay Filing came next.

WI Registered Agent.org leads on cost, at $397 for the three-year ride and $100 short of Mainstay Filing.

Wisconsin foreign registration service questions

What does Wisconsin toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$100 as the official fee. Our picks add $199.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into Wisconsin?

Entry is on the Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company (Form 521), which goes to the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

There is: the annual report, which costs $65.

What happens when the LLC does business there without registering?

Contracts already made continue to hold (Wis. Stat. 183.0902(3)).

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

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 WI Registered Agent.org (a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99) and continues with Mainstay Filing and Wisconsin Registered Agent.co.

Nearby routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, covering Wisconsin report due date, logged August 2026.
  4. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering Wis, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering Wisconsin formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, covering Wisconsin registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering DFI Form 521, foreign registration statement for an, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering DFI file online, logged October 2026.
  9. Marker docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, covering Wis, logged October 2026.
  10. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering DFI Form 524, withdrawal of registration, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, covering Wis, logged November 2026.
  12. Marker sos.wv.gov, covering West Virginia SOS, register an out-of-state business, logged October 2026.
  13. Marker sos.wv.gov, covering Form LLF-1, application for certificate of authority, logged October 2026.
  14. Marker code.wvlegislature.gov, covering W, logged October 2026.
  15. Marker code.wvlegislature.gov, covering W, logged October 2026.
  16. Marker code.wvlegislature.gov, covering W, logged October 2026.
  17. Marker sos.wv.gov, covering West Virginia SOS, cancel or withdraw a foreign, logged October 2026.
  18. Marker sos.ks.gov, covering Kansas Secretary of State, register a business, logged October 2026.
  19. Marker sos.ks.gov, covering Form FA, foreign business application, logged October 2026.
  20. Marker ksrevisor.gov, covering K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business, logged October 2026.
  21. Marker ksrevisor.gov, covering K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register, logged October 2026.
  22. Marker sos.ks.gov, covering Kansas Secretary of State, information reports, logged October 2026.
  23. Marker sos.nd.gov, covering North Dakota Secretary of State, limited liability companies, logged October 2026.
  24. Marker ndlegis.gov, covering NDCC Chapter 10-32.1, logged October 2026.
  25. Marker sos.nd.gov, covering Secretary of State, registered agents, logged October 2026.
  26. Marker sos.nd.gov, covering Secretary of State, business services, logged October 2026.
  27. Marker njportal.com, covering NJ Division of Revenue, Business Formation service, logged October 2026.
  28. Marker nj.gov, covering NJ Division of Revenue, fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  29. Marker nj.gov, covering Public Records Filing for New Business Entity, logged October 2026.
  30. Marker pub.njleg.gov, covering New Jersey Revised Uniform LLC Act, logged October 2026.
  31. Marker njportal.com, covering NJ Annual Reports and Change Services, logged October 2026.
  32. Pricing page, WI Registered Agent.org, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  33. Wisconsin service page, Mainstay Filing, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  34. Pricing page, Wisconsin Registered Agent.co, company site surveyed November 12, 2026