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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Georgia (2026): What Is Inside Each

Georgia, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), GA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order, are the foreign registration services worth opening first. Two parts make up the bill: $235 to register and $397 to $497 to a service over three years.
Unpacked by the LLC Unpacked editorial team

Top layer

State fee to register
$235
Certificate from home?
No
Afterward
$60, annual registration
Top of the stack
Mainstay Filing, GA Registered Agent.org then Georgia Registered Agent.co

The Georgia stack, best on top

Prices come from each company's own page. See how we open it up.
Top of the stack

1. Mainstay Filing: best for registering in many states

$199 to register; agent renewal $149

Mainstay Filing is first, and $199 over the state fee registers you, with the registered agent not charged in year one and $149 a year after.

Is it the smallest bill? No. GA Registered Agent.org costs $100 less over three years, but only in Georgia.

The registered agent is not charged in year one and costs $149 a year after that, in any state.

Inside the price

  • The registration filing, included
  • Registered agent, waived for the first year
  • The same fee in all fifty states

Inside, the good

  • No registered agent fee in year one
  • $199 on top of Georgia's fee
  • The price does not change by state

Inside, the catch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above GA Registered Agent.org
Georgia only

2. GA Registered Agent.org: best for registering in a single place

$199 to register; agent renewal $99

What puts GA Registered Agent.org second: it charges $199 with first-year agent service inside, then $99 annually.

Inside the price

  • Foreign filing handled
  • A first year of agent service

Inside, the good

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

Inside, the catch

  • Georgia only, so the home state needs its own agent
Georgia only

3. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for one added state, no more

$199 to register; agent renewal $99

What puts Georgia Registered Agent.co third: it charges $199 with first-year agent service inside, then $99 annually.

It charges what GA Registered Agent.org charges.

Inside the price

  • Foreign filing handled
  • A first year of agent service

Inside, the good

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

Inside, the catch

  • Georgia only, so the home state needs its own agent

Inside each price

#CompanyYear oneEach year afterThree-year totalCovers
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497the registration filing, included; registered agent, waived for the first year; the same fee in all fifty statesOpen Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2GA Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397foreign filing handled; A first year of agent serviceOpen GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Georgia Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397foreign filing handled; A first year of agent serviceOpen Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, from company prices read November 13, 2026. State fees are the same whichever pick you open.

Opened up, question by question

When must an out-of-state LLC register here?

Any LLC formed elsewhere should file its registration with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division ahead of its first Georgia transaction.

Inside the risk of skipping it: it loses the right to bring its own lawsuits in Georgia (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).

peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026

How much does registration cost?

$235 goes to the state, and $199 more pays for help.

Three years of state fees, registration included, stack up to $355. peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026

Which form is inside the filing, and where does it go?

The Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241) is the filing, and the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division receives it.

There is no certificate to bring from home for this registration.

What is due after the LLC registers?

Expect the annual registration ($60).

The state frames the deadline as Between January 1 and April 1.

Why is the stack in this order?

Mainstay Filing is strongest on what is inside the price, a layer worth 29% of the score.

Two layers carry most of the weight, total across three years (34%) and what is inside the price (29%).

With two states in play, a provider for every state outranks GA Registered Agent.org.

How we open it up

What Georgia requires to register

RequirementWhat is insideOfficial source
Registration fee$235peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026
Good standing certificateNopeek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026
Annual registration$60peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026
What the state collects in three years$355The rows above, stacked
The last row stacks 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 explained above and kept out of the sum.

More boxes to open

Does the home state need its own agent?

Yes. Think of two separate rule books, your home state's and this one's. Mainstay Filing works in both, so a single account can serve the pair.

What do the picks cost over three years?

Opened up over three years: Mainstay Filing at $497, GA Registered Agent.org at $397, Georgia Registered Agent.co at $397, services only.

Are the fees official?

The state-side figures were taken from Georgia's own publications, and the service prices from the price page each company posts. Dates for both appear on this page.

Does the law require one?

No law requires a service. It is a paid convenience.

Can I hire someone to register the LLC?

Each company here handles the filing itself. What differs between them is only the service fee, since the state charges the same.

Which foreign registration service should I open first in Georgia?

Mainstay Filing is on top: the price is $199 in every state, and the first registered agent year is inside it. Under it sit GA Registered Agent.org and Georgia Registered Agent.co.

What the page rests on

  1. Under Georgia Secretary of State fee sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  2. Under Georgia report due date sits law.justia.com, dated August 2026, as the original document
  3. Under Georgia Secretary of State Corporations sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  4. Under Georgia registered agent statute sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  5. Under Georgia Secretary of State, how sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  6. Under Form CD 241, application for sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  7. Under Form CD 555, application for sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  8. Mainstay Filing Georgia service page, read November 13, 2026
  9. GA Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026
  10. Georgia Registered Agent.co pricing page, read November 13, 2026