An LLC formed in another state must register with the Nevada Secretary of State before transacting business in Nevada (NRS 86.544). Registration costs $75 (NRS 86.561), and the company files an initial list ($150) and gets a state business license ($200), then files an annual list on its registration anniversary (NRS 86.5461). Foreign corporations qualify under NRS 80.010.
Source: NRS 86.544Source: NRS 86.561Source: NRS 86.5461Source: NRS 80.010Nevada Revised Statutes chapters 76, 77, 78, 80, 82, 86 and 602 reviewed November 12, 2026. Confirm current fees with the Nevada Secretary of State before filing.
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The forks in the road.
When
Before transacting business in Nevada.
Source: NRS 86.544Registration fee
$75 for a foreign LLC.
Source: NRS 86.561Ongoing
Annual list $150 plus $200 license, by the end of the registration anniversary month.
Source: NRS 86.5461Corporations
Foreign corporations qualify under chapter 80 and pay the corporate list and $500 license.
Source: NRS 80.010Evidence
Expect to provide a certificate of existence from the home state.
Source: NRS 86.544What to have ready
- Confirm you are transacting business in Nevada
- Order a home-state certificate of existence
- Pick a Nevada registered agent
- File the registration, initial list and license
- Get local licenses where you operate
- Calendar the Nevada annual list
Registering an Out-of-State LLC in Nevada: $75 Plus List and License
Registering an Out-of-State LLC in Nevada: $75 Plus List and License
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Transacting business
Nevada requires a foreign LLC to register before it transacts business here (NRS 86.544). Opening an office, hiring employees or regularly taking orders in Nevada generally counts. Ask your attorney about edge cases such as isolated transactions.
Source: NRS 86.544
What you file
The registration names the company, its home jurisdiction and its Nevada registered agent, with a certificate of existence from the home state. You also file the initial list and obtain the $200 state business license.
Source: NRS 86.561
Costs once registered
$75 to register (NRS 86.561), $150 initial list and $200 license, then $350 every year by the end of the registration anniversary month (NRS 86.5461). Foreign corporations pay the corporate list and the $500 license.
Source: NRS 86.5461
Leaving Nevada
When the company stops doing business here, file to cancel the registration so the annual list obligation ends.
Source: NRS 80.010
Register in Nevada or form a Nevada LLC?
If you already have an operating company in another state and are expanding into Nevada, registration keeps one company and one set of books, but you pay both states every year. If Nevada will be your only location, forming a new Nevada LLC and dissolving the old one may be simpler. A third option is a Nevada subsidiary owned by the existing company.
Name problems
If your company's name is not distinguishable from a name already on file in Nevada (NRS 86.171), you register under a different name for use in Nevada. Your contracts and invoices in Nevada then use that name.
Corporations
Foreign corporations qualify under NRS 80.010, file a list of officers and directors, and pay the corporate list fee by share value plus the $500 business license each year.
Annual upkeep
After registering, keep the Nevada list and license current every year, keep a Nevada registered agent, and keep the home state record in good standing; Nevada can act if the home state record lapses.
Nevada statutes and Secretary of State rules behind this.
| Topic | Nevada rule | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| When | Before transacting business in Nevada. | Source: NRS 86.544 |
| Registration fee | $75 for a foreign LLC. | Source: NRS 86.561 |
| Ongoing | Annual list $150 plus $200 license, by the end of the registration anniversary month. | Source: NRS 86.5461 |
| Corporations | Foreign corporations qualify under chapter 80 and pay the corporate list and $500 license. | Source: NRS 80.010 |
| Evidence | Expect to provide a certificate of existence from the home state. | Source: NRS 86.544 |
Related Nevada reading.
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.
What Nevada owners ask us
Register now. An unregistered foreign LLC cannot start or maintain a lawsuit in a Nevada court until it registers, and a willful failure can bring a fine of $1,000 to $10,000 (NRS 86.548).
Source: NRS 86.548If your name is not available, you can register under a name that is distinguishable on the records.
Source: NRS 86.171$449 plus state fees.
Source: NRS 86.561Yes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Nevada filing with the Secretary of State for you. State fees are passed through at cost and our service fee is shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's filing system yourself.
Source: NRS 86.561