3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Georgia (2026), No Fluff
Georgia, 2026: GA Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199) are our picks for foreign registration services, in that order. Every option pays Georgia $235, then services run $397 to $497 over three years.
Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team
The short of it
The short of it
State fee to register
$235
Certificate from home?
Nope
Once you're registered
$60, annual registration
Our pick
GA Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing then Georgia Registered Agent.co
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 13, 2026. State fees are the same whoever you pick.
The questions that matter
When does an out-of-state LLC have to register?
Before your LLC does business in Georgia. You register with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, then you start working.
If you skip it, expect it can't sue in Georgia courts until it registers (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).
sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us
How much does registering run?
$235 goes to the state. A service is $199 more.
Over three years the state's fees reach $355, counting any recurring report. sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us
What registers the LLC?
Once the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division accepts the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241), your LLC is registered.
The state doesn't ask for a certificate from your home state.
What do I owe once I'm registered?
The state wants a annual registration later, and it's $60.
Straight from the state, the deadline is Between January 1 and April 1.
What put number one on top?
On money out the door in three years (35% of the score), GA Registered Agent.org wins.
Two tests carry most of the weight: money out the door in three years (35%) and jobs the price actually covers (30%).
GA Registered Agent.org undercuts Mainstay Filing by $100 over three years, ending at $397.
sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us
Certificate from home
Nope
sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us
Annual registration
$60
sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us
What the state collects in three years
$355
Our sum of the rows above
The last row is our math, not the state's: filing fee, plus the reports in years two and three, plus any minimum tax. If a cost has no fixed amount, like a newspaper notice, it's explained above and left out.
Still wondering?
Does my home state need its own agent?
You do. Two states, two rule books. One-state services stop at the border, and Mainstay Filing doesn't.
What do the picks cost over three years?
GA Registered Agent.org will set you back $397, and Mainstay Filing will set you back $497, and Georgia Registered Agent.co will set you back $397, with state fees on top.
Where do these numbers come from?
Official Georgia sources back the state side, and posted prices back the service side.
Do I have to use a service?
No. You can file with the state yourself. A service saves you time and can be your agent, but nothing makes you hire one.
Will a service file it for me?
Each company on this page files it for you.
Who should I use for a foreign registration service in Georgia?
GA Registered Agent.org, because the service fee's $199, with the first year of agent service included, and renewal is $99. After that, Mainstay Filing and Georgia Registered Agent.co.