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What foreign registration costs by state / Minnesota

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Minnesota (2026): What You Pay

When you shop for foreign registration services in Minnesota for 2026, the order to follow is MN Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($199). You will pay Minnesota $185 to register, then $397 to $497 to a service over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Ranking = 38% what you spend + 31% work covered + three smaller factors (details)

What to expect

What the state charges you to register $185 sos.mn.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Your first-year spend $199 What the service charges
Total after 3 years $397 to $497 First year and both renewals
State total, years 1 to 3 $185 Same whoever you hire
When one overtakes another No crossover Order never flips

The Minnesota picks

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $185 state fee stays outside the service prices.

1
First choice

1. MN Registered Agent.org: best for a basic registration

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

MN Registered Agent.org is the best value for you in Minnesota: $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

Three years here cost less than three years with Mainstay Filing, and three-year cost is 38% of the ranking.

Your price covers

  • Registration completed for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Year-one agent covered
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Service fee of $199

What to watch

  • A second provider is needed at home
2
Full package

2. Mainstay Filing: best for adding states over time

Starts at $199; later years $149
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing takes spot 2 because $199 on top of the state fee, a free first registered agent year, then $149 yearly.

Three years run $100 higher here than with MN Registered Agent.org.

The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • The same fee in each state

What you get

  • Helpful if another state follows
  • Service charge of $199
  • Registered agent is free in year one

What to watch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above MN Registered Agent.org
3
In-state company

3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for a nearby provider

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Minnesota Registered Agent.co takes spot 3 because $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

Year-one and renewal prices both equal MN Registered Agent.org's.

Your price covers

  • Registration completed for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Year-one agent covered
  • Service fee of $199

What to watch

  • A second provider is needed at home

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 MN Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out MN Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Minnesota Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Minnesota Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Company prices from November 13, 2026, added up for you year by year. Ranked by running total, the order is steady for ten years.

Pick your number of years

Not sure how long you will keep the company? Try a few timelines below.

Over 3 years: MN Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497, Minnesota Registered Agent.co $397. Lowest at that point: MN Registered Agent.org.

State fees with sources

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration filing $185 sos.mn.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees summed, years 1 to 3 $185 Lines added together

Only amounts the state fixes go into the total: the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax. Costs the state leaves unpriced are explained instead.

Notes on the order

For Minnesota, the deciding factor was your three-year spend (38% of the ranking), where MN Registered Agent.org came out ahead.

MN Registered Agent.org costs you $397 by year three, $100 less than Mainstay Filing.

What Minnesota charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

What you need to register: the Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota, the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services, $185.

An unregistered LLC can face Minnesota courts refusing to hear your own lawsuits (Minn. Stat. 322C.0808, subd. 1).

The state's wording: revisor.mn.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

If you skip the service

Doing it yourself costs $185 paid to the state across three years. A service at $397 to $497 is what you pay to skip the forms.

Quick answers

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Minnesota?

$185 to the state, with another $199 if you hire help.

What will these services cost me over three years?

$397 to $497 across the services, not counting state fees.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual renewal next, and it costs nothing.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Minnesota?

Your options, best value first: MN Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing and Minnesota Registered Agent.co.

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Where we looked

  1. Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing traces back to revisor.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  2. Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing traces back to revisor.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  3. Minnesota report due date traces back to sos.state.mn.us; we looked in August 2026.
  4. Minn traces back to revisor.mn.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  5. Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee traces back to sos.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. Minnesota registered agent statute traces back to revisor.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Minnesota Secretary of State, foreign traces back to sos.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. Foreign LLC certificate of authority traces back to sos.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate traces back to revisor.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  10. Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities traces back to revisor.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  11. Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences traces back to revisor.mn.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  12. pricing page at MN Registered Agent.org, from November 13, 2026
  13. Minnesota service page at Mainstay Filing, from November 13, 2026
  14. pricing page at Minnesota Registered Agent.co, from November 13, 2026