Foreign registration
Foreign Registration in Nevada
A foreign LLC must register with the Nevada Secretary of State before transacting business here (NRS 86.544). Registration is $75, plus the $150 initial list and the $200 business license, $425 in all. A foreign corporation qualifies under NRS 80.010 and pays fees based on its share value (NRS 80.050) plus the $500 license.
Nevada fees re-checked against the Nevada Revised Statutes: November 12, 2026
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Nevada filings for owners. We are not the Nevada Secretary of State, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
- Filed with the Nevada Secretary of State
- We track your Nevada annual list
- Cited to the Nevada Revised Statutes
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Foreign Registration in Nevada: the Nevada specifics
What the application says
Name and any Nevada name, home jurisdiction and formation date, a declaration of good standing, registered agent, home office address, managers or members, and where member records are kept (NRS 86.544).
Source: NRS 86.544Annual list
Due each year by the last day of the anniversary month of the Nevada qualification (NRS 86.5461).
Source: NRS 86.5461Corporations
A foreign corporation files its agent, purposes, authorized stock and good standing declaration before doing business (NRS 80.010).
Source: NRS 80.010What registration costs each year
A foreign LLC pays $75 to register plus the $150 initial list and $200 business license, then $350 every year (NRS 86.561; NRS 86.5461; NRS 76.100). Cancelling the registration costs $100.
Source: NRS 86.5461
What counts as transacting business
NRS 86.544 requires a foreign LLC to register before it transacts business in Nevada. Having employees, an office, a warehouse or a store in the state, or regularly performing services here, generally counts. Ask counsel about borderline activity, such as isolated sales or interstate commerce.
Source: NRS 86.544
The cost of skipping it
An unregistered foreign LLC may not commence or maintain an action in a Nevada court until it registers, and a willful failure can bring a fine of $1,000 to $10,000 (NRS 86.548). Customers and lenders also check registration status before signing contracts.
Source: NRS 86.548
What you need from the home state
Order a certificate of existence or good standing from the state where the company was formed, dated recently. You also need a Nevada registered agent and the names of the managers or managing members for the initial list. The total Nevada cost for a foreign LLC is $75 plus $150 plus $200, and $350 a year after.
Source: NRS 86.5461
Our service
$449 plus the Nevada fees. We file the registration, the initial list and the business license together, serve as your Nevada registered agent if you need one, and calendar your Nevada annual list on the registration anniversary month.
Source: NRS 86.5461
Foreign Registration in Nevada: questions
If you only operate in Nevada, one company avoids paying two states.
Source: NRS 86.561File a cancellation of registration; the LLC fee is $100 (NRS 86.561).
Source: NRS 86.561Yes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Nevada filing with the Secretary of State for you. The official state fees are passed through at cost, with our service fee shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's system yourself.
Source: Nevada Secretary of StateReady when you are, Nevada.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Nevada filings for owners. We are not the Nevada Secretary of State, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.