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Section 3 · Georgia

Foreign LLC Registration, Georgia (2026): 4 Procedures and the 3 Best Services

The readings for registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Georgia in 2026 rank Mainstay Filing ($199), GA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. Georgia charges $235 for foreign registration, and 4 procedures describe the process.

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The short version

Fee to register
$235Reference sos.ga.gov, October 2026
Report fee
$60Annual registration
State cost, years 1 to 3
$355Registration plus reports
Procedure count
4Each one described

After reading you will know

  • When registration is required
  • The form and the fee
  • The recurring filing
  • How the readings compare

Best reading

The Georgia results

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we measure); three-year cost and procedures performed count most.
Highest result

1. Mainstay Filing: best for repeated registrations

$199 plus state fee, then $149/yr

Mainstay Filing comes first since $199 over the state fee in any state, and year-one agent service reads as free.

GA Registered Agent.org measures $100 lower over three years; this service still reads higher because it performs more of the sheet.

Agent service after the first year is $149 a year.

What the price performs

  • The filing is performed for you
  • No fee for the registered agent in year one
  • Any state, one price

Measured strengths

  • A service fee of $199
  • One price anywhere
  • No agent fee in year one

Measured limits

  • A renewal $50 above GA Registered Agent.org's
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Single-state plan

2. GA Registered Agent.org: best for a budget registration

$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr

In second position is GA Registered Agent.org, where the Georgia registration reads $199 with a year of agent service, renewing at $99.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • $99 yearly from year two
  • A year of agent service is included
  • $199 above the state fee

Measured limits

  • Georgia only; the home state needs its own agent
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Single-state plan

3. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for Georgia-only registrations

$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr

In third position is Georgia Registered Agent.co, where the Georgia registration reads $199 with a year of agent service, renewing at $99.

It costs exactly what GA Registered Agent.org costs.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • $199 above the state fee
  • A year of agent service is included
  • $99 yearly from year two

Measured limits

  • Georgia only; the home state needs its own agent
Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Readings and prices at a glance

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2GA Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Georgia Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices are recorded from each company's own site on November 13, 2026. The state fee ($235) is not counted.

Registering with Georgia, procedure by procedure

  1. Procedure 1: Determine whether registration applies

    LLCs formed outside Georgia submit a foreign registration in order to transact business here. Skipping registration has recorded consequences: Georgia courts do not admit claims from an unregistered LLC (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).

    Specimen: Reference sos.ga.gov, October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Find a registered agent whose address is in Georgia

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a Georgia street address that is also the agent's business office, and the agent has to be located there. A P.O. box or mail drop cannot be used.

    TipAny of the ranked services fills the role.

    Specimen: Reference sos.ga.gov, October 2026

  3. Procedure 3: Assemble and file the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company

    The receiving office, the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, requires the filing described above and $235.

    Specimen: Reference sos.ga.gov, October 2026

  4. Procedure 4: Maintain the registration

    Expect the annual registration and a fee of $60 (between January 1 and April 1).

What will be paid

WhatRecipientAmount
Registering the LLCPayable to the state$235
Annual registrationPayable to the state$60
Optional serviceThe service$199 for year one
Three-year state totalPayable to the state$355
Filing fee plus two later reports plus any minimum tax gives the state's three-year total. The specimens below name the page behind each amount.

How the Georgia results were ordered

The deciding criterion was procedures the price performs, worth 28% of the reading.

The company belongs to one state yet operates in a second, which favors one provider for both.

Georgia questions

What does Georgia charge an out-of-state LLC?

$235 for the filing. Add $199 if a service is engaged.

Which form do I file to register?

A single form handles registration, and the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division receives it.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Georgia courts do not admit claims from an unregistered LLC (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).

What is due after registering?

Once registered, the LLC owes the annual registration, charged at $60 each time.

Which services are in this lesson?

The picks are Mainstay Filing, GA Registered Agent.org and Georgia Registered Agent.co; prices appear in the table above.

Which service should handle the registration?

Mainstay Filing, because a $199 service fee plus Georgia's own fee, then $149 a year for the agent. Next: GA Registered Agent.org and Georgia Registered Agent.co.

Specimens and records

  1. Control source for Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025: sos.ga.gov, observed again October 2026.
  2. Control source for Georgia report due date: law.justia.com, observed again August 2026.
  3. Control source for Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division fee schedule: sos.ga.gov, observed again October 2026.
  4. Control source for Georgia registered agent statute: sos.ga.gov, observed again October 2026.
  5. Control source for Georgia Secretary of State, how to register a: sos.ga.gov, observed again October 2026.
  6. Control source for Form CD 241, application for certificate of authority: sos.ga.gov, observed again October 2026.
  7. Control source for Form CD 555, application for withdrawal: sos.ga.gov, observed again October 2026.
  8. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the Georgia service page of Mainstay Filing
  9. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the pricing page of GA Registered Agent.org
  10. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the pricing page of Georgia Registered Agent.co