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An out-of-state LLC in Connecticut

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Connecticut, it registers with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division for a fee of $120.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Connecticut, and Connecticut’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Connecticut General Statutes, chapter 613a. If the answer is not clear, a Connecticut attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability
  • Filed with: Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
  • Fee: $120
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the state of formation, no older than 90 days
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Connecticut

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Connecticut (2026)

Handing the Connecticut registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $120 state fee = $319; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. CT Registered Agent.org $199 + the $120 state fee = $319; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Connecticut Registered Agent.co $199 + the $120 state fee = $319; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Connecticut page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division.

Where Connecticut sits

23rd cheapest of 50 at $120, in the band $100 to $149. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Connecticut questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Connecticut?

Connecticut registers foreign LLCs through the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by Connecticut’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $120.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Connecticut?

Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability, with Certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the state of formation, no older than 90 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Connecticut Secretary of the State), $80 (due: between January 1 and March 31), and a registered agent in the state.

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