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Lab sheet 3 · Nevada

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

The readings for registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Nevada in 2026 rank Registered Agent NV.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Nevada Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. Nevada charges $75 for foreign registration, and 4 procedures describe the process.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

The short version

Filing fee
$75Logged against bizhub.nv.gov in October 2026
Recurring report
$350Annual list and State Business License renewal
State cost, years 1 to 3
$775Registration plus reports
Number of procedures
4Each one described

You will be able to

  • Whether Nevada registration applies to the LLC
  • The form and the fee
  • What it costs to stay registered
  • How the readings compare

Best reading

If you want someone else to file

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

1. Registered Agent NV.org: best for one added state

$199 with the $75 state fee, then $99 a year

Registered Agent NV.org comes first since a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

A lower three-year total than Mainstay Filing gives it first place; cost counts 36%.

What the price performs

  • Registration filing
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • $199 and the state fee
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • A free first agent year

Measured limits

  • A single-state service
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Most procedures performed

2. Mainstay Filing: best for one provider for both states

$199 with the $75 state fee, then $149 a year

Mainstay Filing follows in second place: registration measures $199 plus state fees, with year one of the registered agent at no cost.

Registered Agent NV.org measures $100 lower over three years, which keeps this service out of first place.

At renewal the agent price is $149 a year in every state.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • No fee for the registered agent in year one
  • All fifty states

Measured strengths

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Any state, one fee
  • No agent fee in year one

Measured limits

  • The agent renews at $149, $50 more than Registered Agent NV.org
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Local candidate

3. Nevada Registered Agent.co: best for a local filer

$199 with the $75 state fee, then $99 a year

Third: Nevada Registered Agent.co, since a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

It costs exactly what Registered Agent NV.org costs.

What the price performs

  • Registration filing
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • $199 and the state fee
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • A free first agent year

Measured limits

  • A single-state service
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Prices in one table

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Registered Agent NV.org$199$99/yr$397Visit Registered Agent NV.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.
3Nevada Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Nevada Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Posted prices, observed November 13, 2026. The state fee ($75) is not counted.

Registering with Nevada, procedure by procedure

  1. Procedure 1: Does the rule apply?

    LLCs formed outside Nevada submit a foreign registration in order to transact business here.

    Specimen: Logged against bizhub.nv.gov in October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Appoint a registered agent for Nevada

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a street address in Nevada. A P.O. box alone is not enough.

    TipEach of the ranked services acts as the registered agent.

    Specimen: Logged against leg.state.nv.us in October 2026

  3. Procedure 3: Complete and lodge the Application for registration as a foreign limited-liability company

    Registration is made by delivering the Application for registration as a foreign limited-liability company to the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division with $75.

    Specimen: Logged against bizhub.nv.gov in October 2026

  4. Procedure 4: What follows

    The item that recurs is the Annual list and State Business License renewal, $350, end of the anniversary month.

Costs, procedure by procedure

ProcedurePaid toCost
Foreign registrationPayable to the state$75
Annual list and State Business License renewalPayable to the state$350
A service, if usedThe service$199 up front
State fees for three yearsPayable to the state$775
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.

Why this order

Measured cost over three years decided first place in Nevada. It carries 36% of the reading, and the remainder comes from procedures the price performs, reading at year two, fit with the state protocol and price legibility.

Years one to three cost $397 with Registered Agent NV.org, while Mainstay Filing costs $100 more.

Review questions on Nevada

What will foreign registration cost in Nevada?

$75 at the state office. Add $199 if a service is engaged.

Which form do I file to register?

Complete the form named in procedure 4 and send it to the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division.

What is due after registering?

Keep the Annual list and State Business License renewal in view; it costs $350.

Which services are in this lesson?

3 services are measured: Registered Agent NV.org at $199, Mainstay Filing at $199 and Nevada Registered Agent.co at $199.

Where do the Nevada facts come from?

Nevada's official schedules and laws, cited below.

Which service should handle the registration?

Registered Agent NV.org, Mainstay Filing and Nevada Registered Agent.co, in descending order of reading.

See also

Specimens and records

  1. Nevada yearly filing: Annual list + license: fees: primary record at nvsos.gov, last observed October 2026.
  2. Nevada report due date: primary record at leg.state.nv.us, last observed August 2026.
  3. Nevada formation fee: Fees at formation, official source: primary record at nvsos.gov, last observed October 2026.
  4. Nevada formation fee: Fees at formation, official source: primary record at leg.state.nv.us, last observed October 2026.
  5. Nevada registered agent statute: primary record at leg.state.nv.us, last observed October 2026.
  6. Nevada Secretary of State, limited-liability companies: primary record at nvsos.gov, last observed October 2026.
  7. Nevada LLC formation and registration packet: primary record at bizhub.nv.gov, last observed October 2026.
  8. Annual list and State Business License instructions: primary record at bizhub.nv.gov, last observed October 2026.
  9. Registered Agent NV.org pricing page, recorded November 13, 2026
  10. Mainstay Filing Nevada service page, recorded November 13, 2026
  11. Nevada Registered Agent.co pricing page, recorded November 13, 2026