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What foreign registration costs by state / Rhode Island

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

If you are budgeting for foreign registration services in Rhode Island this 2026, start with Mainstay Filing ($199), Rhode Island Registered Agent.co ($199) and RI Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. The state's $150 is the same whoever you hire. Service fees add $397 to $497 by year three.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: We rank on five things: your spend (38%), your workload (31%) and three smaller ones

Your Rhode Island budget

Your state registration fee $150 docs.sos.ri.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
What year one costs you $199 What the service charges
What three years cost you $397 to $497 Year one plus two renewals
State fees by year three $1,450 Does not depend on the service
Crossover year Does not happen Stable for a decade

Rhode Island ranking

Read across for year one, the price after that and your three-year total. Add Rhode Island's $150 to whichever option you pick.

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Ranks first

1. Mainstay Filing: best for registering again and again

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

In Rhode Island, Mainstay Filing is where your money goes furthest, since $199 beyond what Rhode Island charges, then $149 a year for the agent.

Choosing Rhode Island Registered Agent.co would leave $100 in your pocket over three years and more filings on your desk.

Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.

Your price covers

  • Registration delivered to the state office
  • A price that holds across states

What you get

  • $199 plus the state's fee
  • All fifty states covered

What to watch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Rhode Island Registered Agent.co
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In-state company

2. Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest agent bill

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

Rhode Island Registered Agent.co ranks second. A Rhode Island registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

Your price covers

  • The Rhode Island registration filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 for the registration
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Agent service at no cost in year one

What to watch

  • Rhode Island only, so the home state needs its own agent
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In-state company

3. RI Registered Agent.org: best for a modest agent renewal

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

RI Registered Agent.org ranks third. A Rhode Island registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

Its prices match Rhode Island Registered Agent.co's exactly.

Your price covers

  • The Rhode Island registration filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • $199 for the registration

What to watch

  • Rhode Island only, so the home state needs its own agent

Year-by-year totals

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 Rhode Island Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Rhode Island Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 RI Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out RI Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as published November 13, 2026; you pay year one first, then each renewal is added. The order of totals stays put for ten years.

Your budget calculator

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Over 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, Rhode Island Registered Agent.co $397, RI Registered Agent.org $397. Lowest at that point: Rhode Island Registered Agent.co.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration filing $150 docs.sos.ri.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $50 docs.sos.ri.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State minimum tax $400 a year tax.ri.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees summed, years 1 to 3 $1,450 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.

How the ranking came out

Mainstay Filing did better than Rhode Island Registered Agent.co on upkeep the price covers, a 31% factor.

Several states at one price beat Rhode Island Registered Agent.co's lower renewal.

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

What you need to register: the Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 450), the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division, $150. Add certificate of Good Standing or Letter of Status issued inside 60 days.

An unregistered LLC can face Rhode Island courts dismissing your own claims (R.I. Gen. Laws 7-16-54(a)).

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

State fees only

Without a service you pay $1,450 in state fees across three years. Hiring one adds $397 to $497 to your bill.

Common questions

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

$150 to the state, while our picks add $199.

What will these services cost me over three years?

$397 to $497 in service fees, with state fees on top.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 450) with the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, and it can be at most 60 days old: certificate of Good Standing or Letter of Status.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual report next, and it costs $50.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Over ten years the totals never swap places.

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

Mainstay Filing, which wins on upkeep the price covers. Rhode Island Registered Agent.co and RI Registered Agent.org follow.

Keep budgeting

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Where we looked

  1. Rhode Island Department of State traces back to docs.sos.ri.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  2. Rhode Island Department of State traces back to sos.ri.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  3. R.I traces back to webserver.rilegislature.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  4. Rhode Island formation fee: Filing traces back to sos.ri.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  5. Rhode Island formation fee: Filing traces back to docs.sos.ri.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. Rhode Island registered agent statute traces back to webserver.rilegislature.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Form 450, Application for Registration traces back to docs.sos.ri.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. R.I traces back to webserver.rilegislature.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. R.I traces back to webserver.rilegislature.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  10. Form 452, Certificate of Cancellation traces back to docs.sos.ri.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  11. Rhode Island other cost traces back to tax.ri.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  12. We read Mainstay Filing's Rhode Island service page on November 13, 2026
  13. We read Rhode Island Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026
  14. We read RI Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026