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An out-of-state LLC in Georgia

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Georgia, it registers with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division for a fee of $235.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Georgia, and Georgia’s statute is the authority. Start with the Georgia filing page. If the answer is not clear, a Georgia attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • Filed with: Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
  • Fee: $235. $225 filing fee plus a $10 service charge.
  • Paper from your formation state: None for an LLC
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Georgia

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Georgia (2026)

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

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $235 state fee = $434; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. GA Registered Agent.org $199 + the $235 state fee = $434; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Georgia Registered Agent.co $199 + the $235 state fee = $434; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

Where Georgia sits

37th cheapest of 50 at $235, in the band $150 to $249. It does not ask an LLC for paper from the formation state, unlike 36 others.

Georgia questions

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

Georgia registers foreign LLCs through the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by Georgia’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $235.

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

Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual registration (Georgia Secretary of State), $60 (due: between January 1 and April 1), and a registered agent in the state.

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