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Foreign LLC, in plain words
Your LLC is foreign in any state where it works but was not formed.
At a glance
- Also known as
- An LLC formed somewhere else
- Connected terms
- Foreign registration not to mention Certificate of good standing not to mention Registered agent
The practical bit
Your LLC is domestic where it was formed and foreign everywhere else it operates.
It depends on the state
Michigan asks $50. Texas asks $750. The rest fall in between. Look up all fifty.
See it in action
Look for it in: LLC filing rules by state, Registered agent rules: every state, Using your LLC in another state.
Official sources and price pages
- LARA Corporations Division, michigan.gov (confirmed October 2026)
- LARA limited liability company forms, michigan.gov (confirmed October 2026)
- MCL 450.5002, certificate of authority, legislature.mi.gov (confirmed October 2026)
- MCL 450.5008, activities that are, legislature.mi.gov (confirmed October 2026)
- MCL 450.5007, consequences of transacting, legislature.mi.gov (confirmed October 2026)
- LARA annual reports and annual, michigan.gov (confirmed October 2026)
- Texas Secretary of State, foreign, sos.state.tx.us (confirmed October 2026)
- Form 304 instructions, sos.state.tx.us (confirmed October 2026)
- Fee schedule, Form 806, sos.texas.gov (confirmed October 2026)
- Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9, statutes.capitol.texas.gov (confirmed October 2026)
- Texas Comptroller, franchise tax, comptroller.texas.gov (confirmed October 2026)