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Foreign LLC registration in Kansas
To register an out-of-state LLC in Kansas, file Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The state fee is $115.
Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Kansas (2026)
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $115 state fee = $314
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
2. KS Registered Agent.org
$199 + $115 state fee = $314
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Kansas page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Kansas, so this list has two entries.
Kansas at a glance
- State fee
- $115
- Form
- Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business
- Home-state certificate
- Not required for an LLC
- Agent
- A resident agent with a Kansas street address
- Yearly filing
- Information Report (Kansas Secretary of State), every two years, $90 (due: april 15, every second year)
How to register in Kansas
- Skip the home-state certificate. Kansas does not ask an LLC for one.
- Name a resident agent in Kansas. It needs a street address in the state. All three services below include one for the first year.
- File Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
- Pay the $115 state fee.
- Stay current. Yearly filing: Information Report (Kansas Secretary of State), every two years, $90 (due: april 15, every second year).
Questions about Kansas
How much does it cost to register a foreign LLC in Kansas?
The state fee is $115. With a filing service at $199, the total is $314 before any state processing charges.
What form does Kansas use?
Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business, filed with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
Does Kansas need a certificate from my home state?
No, not for an LLC.
Sources
- Form FA, foreign business application: sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/FA.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Kansas Secretary of State, information reports: sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html, checked October 8, 2026
- Kansas Secretary of State, register a business: sos.ks.gov/businesses/register-a-business.html, checked October 8, 2026
- K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business: ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_079_0032.html, checked October 8, 2026
- K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register: ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_076_0126.html, checked October 8, 2026