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What foreign registration costs by state / New York

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

Your best-value options among New York foreign registration services for 2026 are Mainstay Filing ($199), NY Registered Agent.org ($199) and New York Registered Agent.ai ($199), ranked from first to third. You will pay New York $250 to register, then $397 to $497 to a service over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Your spend is 38% of the ranking and the work covered is 31% (more on this)

Your New York budget

Government charge to register $250 ny.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 Service fees only
Your three-year spend $397 to $497 First year and both renewals
State fees by year three $259 Same whoever you hire
Prices swap in Never Order holds for ten years

Ranked for you

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $250 state fee stays outside the service prices.

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Start here

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one fee wherever you register

$199 to register, $149 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing ranks first. A New York registration adds $199 to state fees, with the opening agent year free.

Choosing NY Registered Agent.org would leave $100 in your pocket over three years and more filings on your desk.

Your agent price from year two: $149 a year, in any state.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent for service of process costs you nothing in year one
  • A price that holds across states

What you get

  • All fifty states covered
  • Service charge of $199
  • First-year agent service included

What to watch

  • $50 more each year for the agent
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One-state service

2. NY Registered Agent.org: best for a basic registration

$199 to register, $99 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

NY Registered Agent.org ranks second. Three years of service fees come to $397.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Starts at $199
  • Agent included to start
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • A second provider is needed at home
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One-state service

3. New York Registered Agent.ai: best for another in-state registrant

$199 to register, $99 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

New York Registered Agent.ai ranks third. Three years of service fees come to $397.

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

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Starts at $199
  • Agent included to start
  • Agent renews at $99

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 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 NY Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out NY Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 New York Registered Agent.ai $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out New York Registered Agent.ai Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Year one plus renewals, using prices from November 13, 2026. The order of totals stays put for ten years.

Break-even check

Your totals for 1 to 5 years. State fees are left out because every service owes the same ones.

3 years of fees add up to Mainstay Filing $497, NY Registered Agent.org $397, New York Registered Agent.ai $397. Lowest of the totals: NY Registered Agent.org.

What New York charges you (official)

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration charge $250 ny.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Biennial statement $9 dos.ny.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State side, 3 years $259 Added up from the lines above

Each line links to the state's own page. Together they give you the three-year state total: filing, reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one.

Notes on the order

Mainstay Filing wins upkeep the price covers, worth 31%, with NY Registered Agent.org close behind.

You are dealing with at least two states when you register here, and one provider for both beat NY Registered Agent.org.

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

What you need to register: the Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form DOS-1361-f-a), the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, $250. It also asks for certificate of Existence (also called a Certificate of Good Standing) at most 365 days.

Official text: dos.ny.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

State fees only

If you file everything yourself, all you pay is the state: $259 over three years. A service piles $397 to $497 on top for the paperwork.

Questions

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

$250 as the official fee, before any service fee of $199.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Anywhere from $397 to $497 for three years of service.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form DOS-1361-f-a) with the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in New York?

Yes, and it can be at most 365 days old: certificate of Existence (also called a Certificate of Good Standing).

What do I file after I register?

You file the biennial statement next, and it costs $9.

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 New York?

Start with Mainstay Filing, then NY Registered Agent.org, then New York Registered Agent.ai.

Related pages

What foreign registration costs by state for all 50 states Best foreign registration services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. New York Department of State traces back to dos.ny.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  2. New York Department of State traces back to filing.dos.ny.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  3. New York report due date traces back to nysenate.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  4. NY Limited Liability Company Law traces back to nysenate.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  5. New York formation fee: Filing traces back to dos.ny.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. New York registered agent statute traces back to nysenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Department of State, Application for traces back to dos.ny.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. LLC Law § 802, application traces back to nysenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. LLC Law § 808, consequences traces back to nysenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  10. Department of State, Certificate of traces back to dos.ny.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  11. On November 13, 2026 the Mainstay Filing New York service page page said this
  12. On November 13, 2026 the NY Registered Agent.org pricing page page said this
  13. On November 13, 2026 the New York Registered Agent.ai pricing page page said this