3 Best Foreign Registration Services in New York (2026): Your Questions Answered
For foreign registration services in New York, we would ask Mainstay Filing ($199), NY Registered Agent.org ($199) and New York Registered Agent.ai ($199) in 2026, in that order. Registering costs $250 at New York for every filer, and services add $397 to $497 over three years.
Answered by the Ask About LLC editorial team ·
The short answers
State fee to register
$250
Do you bring a certificate from home?
Yes (365 day age limit)
Once registered
$9, biennial statement
Who to ask
Mainstay Filing, NY Registered Agent.org then New York Registered Agent.ai
1. Mainstay Filing: best for adding a third or fourth state
$199 plus the state fee, then $149 a year
Mainstay Filing is the one to ask first in New York because $199 over the state fee registers you, the agent for service of process is free in year one and then it is $149 a year.
The extra $100 over three years, compared with NY Registered Agent.org, pays for coverage beyond New York.
There is no agent for service of process fee the first year, then $149 a year.
Registering costs $250 at the state, plus $199 if you hire help.
By year three the state will have collected $259. ny.gov, read in October 2026 for this answer
Which form do I file, and with whom?
You need one document, the Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form DOS-1361-f-a), and the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations is where it is sent.
Enclose certificate of Existence (also called a Certificate of Good Standing) issued within the last 365 days.
What do I owe once the LLC is registered?
Down the road there is the biennial statement, which costs $9.
Timing, in the state's words: every two years, in the month the application was filed.
Why is the list in this order?
Mainstay Filing does best on chores the price takes care of, which carries 29% of our score.
We weigh five questions: what you pay over three years (33%), chores the price takes care of (29%), answers on the price page (14%), what happens at renewal (13%) and room to add states (11%).
Your home state needs an agent too, so one account covering both is simpler.
You can check the total by hand: take the filing fee, add two reports and any minimum tax. Costs that have no set amount are left for the text to explain.
Questions people also ask
Does the state where I formed the LLC still need an agent?
Expect to name one in each state. Mainstay Filing is active in all fifty, so it can serve the pair together.
What do the picks cost over three years?
For three years you would pay $497 at Mainstay Filing, $397 at NY Registered Agent.org, $397 at New York Registered Agent.ai, with state fees on top.
Where do these numbers come from?
Official New York sources back the state side, and posted company prices back the service side.
Do I have to use a service?
Not at all. The state takes filings from owners directly. A service just saves you time, and it can double as your agent.
Will a service file the registration for me?
Yes, filing is part of what each company on this page sells, and the state's fee is identical whoever sends it.
Which one do you recommend in New York?
Mainstay Filing comes first: the fee is $199 in every state, and the first agent for service of process year is included. Next are NY Registered Agent.org and New York Registered Agent.ai.
Where did we look this up?
Ask-about note for New York Department of State: the state publishes it at dos.ny.gov, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New York Department of State: the state publishes it at filing.dos.ny.gov, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New York report due date: the state publishes it at nysenate.gov, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for NY Limited Liability Company Law: the state publishes it at nysenate.gov, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New York formation fee: Filing: the state publishes it at dos.ny.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New York registered agent statute: the state publishes it at nysenate.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Department of State, Application for: the state publishes it at dos.ny.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for LLC Law § 802, application: the state publishes it at nysenate.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for LLC Law § 808, consequences: the state publishes it at nysenate.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Department of State, Certificate of: the state publishes it at dos.ny.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
The Mainstay Filing New York service page, as it stood on November 13, 2026
The NY Registered Agent.org pricing page, as it stood on November 13, 2026
The New York Registered Agent.ai pricing page, as it stood on November 13, 2026