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2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Kansas (2026): What Is Inside Each

Opened up for 2026, the foreign registration services in Kansas rank Mainstay Filing ($199) and KS Registered Agent.org ($199), best on top. Inside the cost: $115 goes to Kansas, and three years of service add $397 to $497.
Unpacked by the LLC Unpacked editorial team

Top layer

State fee to register
$115
Certificate from home?
Not needed
Once registered
$90, Information Report
Top of the stack
Mainstay Filing then KS Registered Agent.org

Kansas: ranked

Curious about the order? The method is here.
Ranked first

1. Mainstay Filing: best for registering in many states

$199 to register; agent renewal $149

What puts Mainstay Filing first: registering costs $199, and the resident agent comes free until year two.

KS Registered Agent.org would save $100 across three years if the LLC stays in Kansas.

Year one of the resident agent is inside the price; afterward it is $149 annually.

Inside the price

  • The registration filing, included
  • The same fee in all fifty states

Inside, the good

  • Identical fee in every state
  • $199 over the state fee

Inside, the catch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above KS Registered Agent.org
Kansas only

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

$199 to register; agent renewal $99

KS Registered Agent.org sits second because $199 gets the registration filed, and the agent renews at $99.

Inside the price

  • Foreign filing handled
  • A first year of agent service

Inside, the good

  • $99 a year from year two
  • $199 to register
  • A first year of agent service is inside

Inside, the catch

  • The home state needs a separate agent

Inside each price

#PickYear oneEach year afterThree-year totalCovers
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497the registration filing, included; the same fee in all fifty statesLook inside Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2KS Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397foreign filing handled; A first year of agent serviceLook inside KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as of November 13, 2026. The state's own fees are in the checklist below.

Layer by layer

Does my LLC from another state have to register?

Registration sits at the front of the line for an out-of-state LLC heading into Kansas.

Inside the risk of skipping it: any claim it files in Kansas courts can be turned away (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)).

sos.ks.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026

What is inside the cost of registering?

Two parts: $115 to the state and $199 to a service.

By year three the state will have collected $205. sos.ks.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026

What registers the LLC?

The Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA) is the filing, and the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division receives it.

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

What is due after the LLC registers?

Next in the box: the Information Report, at $90.

In the state's words, the date is April 15, every second year.

What put number one on top?

Mainstay Filing wins the what is inside the price layer, which counts 29%.

63% of the score comes from total across three years and what is inside the price.

An LLC registering out of state already works in two states, and the first pick can serve both.

How we open it up

What Kansas requires to register

PartWhat is insidePeek at source
Registration fee$115sos.ks.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026
Certificate from homeNot neededsos.ks.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026
Information Report$90sos.ks.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026
What the state collects in three years$205Our total of the rows above
Last row = filing fee + two later reports + minimum tax, if the state has one. Variable costs are described in the text, not added.

More boxes to open

Do I still need an agent in my home state?

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, KS Registered Agent.org at $397, with state fees on top.

What do these numbers rest on?

Two kinds of source feed this page: Kansas's official documents for what the state charges, and company price pages for what services charge.

Do I have to use a service?

No. Owners can file with the state directly. A service saves time and can act as agent, but nothing makes you hire one.

Will a service file the registration for me?

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

What is the best foreign registration service for Kansas?

Open Mainstay Filing first, then compare KS Registered Agent.org.

What the page rests on

  1. Unpacking Kansas Form ILC, Information Report led us to sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  2. Unpacking Kansas report due date led us to ksrevisor.gov, confirmed August 2026, which you can open yourself
  3. Unpacking Kansas Secretary of State, Form led us to sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  4. Unpacking Kansas formation fee: Filing fee led us to sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  5. Unpacking Kansas registered agent statute led us to ksrevisor.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  6. Unpacking Kansas Secretary of State, register led us to sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  7. Unpacking Form FA, foreign business application led us to sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  8. Unpacking K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are led us to ksrevisor.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  9. Unpacking K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing led us to ksrevisor.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  10. Unpacking Kansas Secretary of State, information led us to sos.ks.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  11. Mainstay Filing Kansas service page, read November 13, 2026
  12. KS Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026