2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Kansas (2026): Prices Tracked
Kansas watchlist, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199) and KS Registered Agent.org ($199) lead the foreign registration services, best value first. Registering in Kansas costs $115 at the state, and the services add $397 to $497 across three years.
Tracked by the Filing Price Watch editorial team
Ordered by:
Order = 37% cost, 29% filings covered, and three lighter measures (details)
The short version
Government fee to register$115sos.ks.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
What year one costs$199State fee comes extra
Three-year spread$397 to $497Renewals included
What the state collects in 3 years$205Same whichever service you use
Break-evenNot within ten yearsSame order for ten years
What Kansas services charge
Service prices only. The $115 state fee applies to every service.
#Ordered byPrice in year 1Price at renewalThree-year spend
1
First place
1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies still expanding
$199 plus the state's fee, then $149 a year
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$149/yr
Three-year spend$497
Mainstay Filing leads since $199 added to the state fee, a free first resident agent year, then $149 a year.
Spend $100 more than at KS Registered Agent.org across three years and the repeating filings are no longer yours.
Agent renewal in any state: $149 per year.
Price covers
Registration done for you
A price that holds across states
Holds up
One price in every state
$199 added to Kansas's fee
Weak spots
A higher agent renewal ($149)
2
Kansas only
2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for a basic registration
$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 a year
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$99/yr
Three-year spend$397
Spot 2 goes to KS Registered Agent.org: $199 on top of the state fee, with the first agent year included, followed by $99 each year.
Reports in years two and three, the filing itself and any minimum tax are what make up the three-year state figure here. Costs the state does not put a number on are described, never added.
The reasoning behind the order
On filings covered by the price, which is worth 29%, Mainstay Filing did better than KS Registered Agent.org.
A foreign LLC already touches two states, so a service that covers both came first.
Kansas foreign LLC registration fee and rules, as written by the state
To register: the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA) to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division, with $115.
If it never registers: a ban on suing in Kansas courts until it registers (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)).
Source wording: sos.ks.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Filing it yourself
No service means three years of state fees at $205. Hiring one adds $397 to $497 in the same period.
Questions and answers
How much does it cost to register a foreign LLC with Kansas?
$115 as the official fee, and these services add $199.
What do these services cost over three years?
$397 to $497 across these services, not counting state fees.
What form registers the LLC?
The registration is Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA), filed with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
What recurring filing comes after registration?
It is the Information Report, at $90.
In what year does one service become pricier than another?
There is no crossover inside ten years.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Kansas?
Mainstay Filing wins on filings covered by the price, followed by KS Registered Agent.org.