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Jargon

What's a foreign llc?

Foreign, to a state, means formed somewhere else. It's got nothing to do with other countries.
Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team

The gist

The short of it
Sometimes called
Out-of-state LLC
Related
Foreign registration and on top of that Certificate of good standing and on top of that Registered agent

What you should do

Plan on a second state fee and a second agent.

State by state

Registration fees go from $50 in Michigan to $750 in Texas. See all fifty states.

Where this comes up

It shows up in: What it takes to form an LLC, state by state, Registered agents: every state, What a second state wants, state by state.

More

Sources, so you can check

  1. Where LARA Corporations Division comes from: michigan.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  2. Where LARA limited liability company forms comes from: michigan.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  3. Where MCL 450.5002, certificate of authority comes from: legislature.mi.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  4. Where MCL 450.5008, activities that are comes from: legislature.mi.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  5. Where MCL 450.5007, consequences of transacting comes from: legislature.mi.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  6. Where LARA annual reports and annual comes from: michigan.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  7. Where Texas Secretary of State, foreign comes from: sos.state.tx.us, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  8. Where Form 304 instructions comes from: sos.state.tx.us, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  9. Where Fee schedule, Form 806 comes from: sos.texas.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  10. Where Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9 comes from: statutes.capitol.texas.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  11. Where Texas Comptroller, franchise tax comes from: comptroller.texas.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself