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An out-of-state LLC in Rhode Island

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Rhode Island, it registers with the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division for a fee of $150.

Do you need to register?

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

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • Filed with: Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
  • Fee: $150
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of Good Standing or Letter of Status, no older than 60 days
  • A local agent: A resident agent in Rhode Island

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Rhode Island (2026)

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

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Rhode Island checkout showed $355 in total, including $6 in state processing charges (checked October 29, 2026).
  2. 2. RI Registered Agent.org $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Rhode Island Registered Agent.co $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

Where Rhode Island sits

26th cheapest of 50 at $150, in the band $150 to $249. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Rhode Island questions

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

Rhode Island registers foreign LLCs through the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by Rhode Island’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $150.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Rhode Island?

Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company, with Certificate of Good Standing or Letter of Status, no older than 60 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Rhode Island Department of State), $50 (due: between February 1 and May 1), and a resident agent in the state.

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