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2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Kansas (2026): Simply Ranked

Mainstay Filing ($199) and KS Registered Agent.org ($199): our 2026 order for foreign registration services in Kansas. The state charges $115 to register. Services cost $397 to $497 over three years.
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The short version

State fee to register
$115
Home certificate?
Not needed
After registering
$90, Information Report
Ranked first
Mainstay Filing then KS Registered Agent.org

Ranked in Kansas

The order follows five checks. Three-year cost comes first, then what the price covers. See method.
1 Ranked first

1. Mainstay Filing: best for adding more states

Register for $199. Agent renewal $149

Mainstay Filing comes first because the registration price does not vary by state ($199), and the resident agent is waived for twelve months.

Choose KS Registered Agent.org and save $100 across three years, if the LLC never leaves Kansas.

No resident agent fee in year one, then $149 a year.

Includes

  • The registration filing
  • One fee for all fifty states

Good

  • All fifty states
  • $199 plus Kansas's fee

Against

  • Renewal is $50 over KS Registered Agent.org
2 Kansas only

2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for adding only this state

Register for $199. Agent renewal $99

KS Registered Agent.org ranks second. Three years of its service fees come to $397.

Includes

  • Registration, filed
  • Agent for year one

Good

  • Agent renews at $99
  • Service fee $199
  • Year one of the agent comes with it

Against

  • The home state needs its own agent

Side by side

#NameStartAfter year oneThree yearsCovers
1 Mainstay Filing $199$149/yr$497the registration filing; one fee for all fifty states Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 KS Registered Agent.org $199$99/yr$397Registration, filed; agent for year one Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Read November 13, 2026. Three years means year one and two renewals.

The facts

Must my LLC register here?

Before it does business in Kansas. Register with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division first.

Without registration, an LLC may face it cannot sue in Kansas courts until it registers (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)).

sos.ks.gov as of October 2026, our only source here

What does registration cost?

$115 to the state. $199 more if someone files for you.

Over three years state fees reach $205, counting any recurring report. sos.ks.gov as of October 2026, our only source here

Which form, and where?

The Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA) goes to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division. One filing registers the LLC.

Nothing from your home state needs to be attached.

What is due after registering?

Next comes the Information Report, at $90.

Date set by the state: April 15, every second year.

What put the first pick first?

Mainstay Filing scores best on work included, which is 27% of the score.

65% of the score is three-year cost and work included.

KS Registered Agent.org covers Kansas only. The home state needs someone else.

The five checks

Kansas registration rules, sourced

ItemRule or amountSource
Registration fee$115sos.ks.gov as of October 2026, our only source here
Home-state certificateNot neededsos.ks.gov as of October 2026, our only source here
Information Report$90sos.ks.gov as of October 2026, our only source here
State fees, three years$205Sum of the rows above
The last row adds the filing fee, the reports in years two and three, and any minimum tax. A cost with no fixed amount, such as a newspaper notice, is left out.

Questions

Does the home state need its own agent?

Yes. Each state has its own rule. Mainstay Filing can serve both from one account.

What do the picks cost over three years?

Across three years: Mainstay Filing at $497, KS Registered Agent.org at $397, services only.

Where do the figures come from?

Official Kansas sources for the state side. Published prices for the service side.

Does the law require one?

No. Owners may file directly. A service saves time and can act as agent.

Does a service file it for me?

Yes. Every pick files it, and the state fee is the same for all.

Which ranks first in Kansas?

Mainstay Filing, because Kansas's fee plus $199 gets you registered, with no resident agent bill until year two. Then KS Registered Agent.org.

Sources

  1. Charter Simple keeps Kansas Form ILC, Information Report on file from sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  2. Charter Simple keeps Kansas report due date on file from ksrevisor.gov, confirmed August 2026, and nothing more
  3. Charter Simple keeps Kansas Secretary of State, Form on file from sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  4. Charter Simple keeps Kansas formation fee: Filing fee on file from sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  5. Charter Simple keeps Kansas registered agent statute on file from ksrevisor.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  6. Charter Simple keeps Kansas Secretary of State, register on file from sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  7. Charter Simple keeps Form FA, foreign business application on file from sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  8. Charter Simple keeps K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are on file from ksrevisor.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  9. Charter Simple keeps K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing on file from ksrevisor.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  10. Charter Simple keeps Kansas Secretary of State, information on file from sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, and nothing more
  11. Mainstay Filing Kansas service page, read November 13, 2026
  12. KS Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026