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Foreign LLC services in Florida, compared

In Florida a filing service costs $199 on top of the $125 state fee. Mainstay Filing is our first pick.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Florida (2026)

Ranked for Florida.

#ServiceService feeFlorida feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$125Year one included, then $149/yr
2FL Registered Agent.org$199$125Year one included, then $99/yr
3Florida Registered Agent.io$199$125Year one included, then $99/yr

Service prices read from each provider’s Florida page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.

Side by side with doing it yourself

RouteService feeAgent, year oneAgent afterYear one, before any agent
Mainstay Filing$199Included$149 a year$324
FL Registered Agent.org$199Included$99 a year$324
Florida Registered Agent.io$199Included$99 a year$324
Do it yourself$0You arrange oneYour cost$125

A registered agent must have a street address in Florida. Doing it yourself means you arrange and pay for one.

What the state requires either way

Application
Form CR2E027, Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
Good-standing certificate
Certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 90 days
Yearly filing
Annual report (Florida Division of Corporations, filed online), $138.75 (due: between January 1 and May 1)

Florida service questions

Which service is best for a foreign LLC in Florida?

We rank Mainstay Filing first for Florida: $199 plus the $125 state fee, with the agent free for the first year.

What does a Florida service include?

The application, the filing with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section, payment of the state fee and a registered agent for the first year.

Is it cheaper to file in Florida myself?

On paper, yes by $199: the state fee is $125. You would also need to find a registered agent and prepare Form CR2E027, Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida.

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