Skip to content
File your LLC paperwork with confidence.
Definition

Foreign registration explained

Paperwork that adds another state to your LLC, with its own fee and a local agent.
Written by the Simple Filing Guide editorial team

Key points

Same thing as
Certificate of authority in some states
Connected terms
Foreign LLC ahead of Certificate of good standing ahead of Annual report

What to do with this

Remember that you are adding a state to your existing LLC, not forming a new company.

What the states say

Registration costs $50 in Michigan and $750 in Texas, the extremes. Check every state's rule.

Related guides

Apply it here: LLC formation checklist for all 50 states, Registered agent checklist by state, Foreign LLC steps by state.

Sources and price pages

  1. October 2026 check of LARA Corporations Division, via michigan.gov
  2. October 2026 check of LARA limited liability company forms, via michigan.gov
  3. October 2026 check of MCL 450.5002, certificate of authority, via legislature.mi.gov
  4. October 2026 check of MCL 450.5008, activities that are, via legislature.mi.gov
  5. October 2026 check of MCL 450.5007, consequences of transacting, via legislature.mi.gov
  6. October 2026 check of LARA annual reports and annual, via michigan.gov
  7. October 2026 check of Texas Secretary of State, foreign, via sos.state.tx.us
  8. October 2026 check of Form 304 instructions, via sos.state.tx.us
  9. October 2026 check of Fee schedule, Form 806, via sos.texas.gov
  10. October 2026 check of Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9, via statutes.capitol.texas.gov
  11. October 2026 check of Texas Comptroller, franchise tax, via comptroller.texas.gov