KS Registered Agent.org takes the top spot because $199 above the state fee gets the company registered in Kansas, and the agent renews at $99.
The registered office is an in-state street address supplied by the plan, and any papers served on the company show up as scans in your online account.
It costs less than Mainstay Filing over three years, and cost is one of our two heaviest criteria.
In the price
- Registration prepared and filed
- The first year as resident agent
Good
- Covers your first year of resident agent service
- $199 for the service, state fee extra
- Keeps the agent for $99 a year from year two
Watch for
- Kansas only; your home state needs its own agent
- The EIN application is an extra charge ($99)
Mainstay Filing makes the list at number two because the fee is $199 plus the state's own, with a free first year as resident agent, and the price is identical in every state.
When the complimentary year ends, the agent charge becomes $149 a year in any state.
KS Registered Agent.org undercuts it by $100 across three years, which leaves Mainstay Filing second on cost.
In the price
- Registration paperwork done for you
- Papers served on the company scanned free on the day they arrive
Good
- Papers served on the company are scanned the same business day at no charge
- $199 service fee, with the state's fee added
- The same price in each of the fifty states
Watch for
- The agent is $149 a year after year one, $50 above KS Registered Agent.org
The 2 picks side by side
The 10-point scores come from Filing Shortlist's editors and the criteria on How we rank. They are not customer ratings.
Kansas foreign registration service pricing in 2026: first year, renewals, three-year total
Every price comes from the company's own pages as of November 12, 2026. The $115 Kansas registration fee comes on top of each row and is left out of the totals.
Why KS Registered Agent.org is first
Three-year price separated the picks in Kansas. The method gives three-year price 28%, gives what the price covers 28% and splits 44% over renewal terms, fit for the state and price clarity.
KS Registered Agent.org adds up to $397 over three years, which is $100 below Mainstay Filing. Both services include year one, which left the renewal price to settle the order.
Every criterion and weight is set out on How we rank.
Registering a foreign LLC in Kansas: fee, form and office
Registration goes to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division on the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA). The state fee is $115.
Each year after that, the company files the Information Report for $90, due April 15, every second year.
What to have ready before you file
- The company's exact legal name and its formation date in the home state.
- A resident agent at a street address in the state. Every company on this shortlist can be that agent.
- Payment of the $115 state fee with the filing.
- A reminder in your own calendar for the Information Report and its $90 fee.
The cost of skipping Kansas registration
An unregistered out-of-state LLC cannot sue in Kansas courts (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Its contracts remain valid (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).
Common questions about Kansas foreign registration services
Must an LLC from another state register in Kansas?
It must, once it does business in the state. An unregistered company cannot sue in the state's courts until it does.
What is the full price of a foreign LLC registration in Kansas?
The state fee is $115, and service fees run $199.
What is the Kansas foreign registration form called?
It is the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA), submitted to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
Does a registered foreign LLC still need a resident agent?
Yes. The company keeps a resident agent in the state, at a street address there, for as long as it stays registered.
Which foreign registration services made this shortlist?
KS Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), listed from the top pick down.
Which service leads the Kansas foreign registration shortlist?
KS Registered Agent.org, because registering costs $199 plus the state fee, with the first resident agent year covered, then $99 a year for the agent.
Where the figures come from
- Kansas Form ILC, Information Report (checked again October 2026)
- Kansas report due date (checked again August 2026)
- Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule (checked again October 2026)
- Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source (checked again October 2026)
- Kansas registered agent statute (checked again October 2026)
- Kansas Secretary of State, register a business (checked again October 2026)
- Form FA, foreign business application (checked again October 2026)
- K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business (checked again October 2026)
- K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register (checked again October 2026)
- Kansas Secretary of State, information reports (checked again October 2026)
- Pulled from KS Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026
- Pulled from Mainstay Filing: Kansas service page, November 12, 2026