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Foreign registration picks · Georgia

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Georgia (2026)

The The Formation Desk call for foreign registration services in Georgia in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199) and GA Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Mainstay Filing takes the call: $199 plus the state's own fee, the registered agent free for year one and the same price in every state.
Written by The Formation Desk editorial team
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Best here

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies working in more than one state

$199 plus the state fee ($434 due at checkout), then the agent at $149 a year from year two

Editorial score 9.4 out of 10

The desk picks Mainstay Filing: it files the Georgia registration for $199 and serves as your registered agent, free in year one, then $149 a year.

The first agent year is free, and after that the agent runs $149 a year, in any state.

Over three years Mainstay runs $100 more than Georgia Registered Agent.co, and the desk thinks the wider coverage is worth it.

In the price

  • Your foreign registration, handled
  • The first year as your registered agent, free
  • Any service of process scanned for free and uploaded that business day

Strengths

  • Same price in all fifty states
  • Free scans of served papers on the same business day
  • $199 service fee, state fee on top
  • Registered agent costs nothing in year one

Cons

  • Agent renewal of $149 is $50 above Georgia Registered Agent.co
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Lower renewal than Mainstay

2. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for adding only Georgia

$199 for the service, state fee on top; agent $99 a year after year one

Editorial score 9.0 out of 10

Runner-up, Georgia Registered Agent.co: $199 over the state fee to register in Georgia, agent renewing at $99.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

In the price

  • Foreign registration done for you
  • Registered agent service for year one

Strengths

  • $99 yearly to keep the agent
  • $199 service fee, then the state fee
  • Registered agent service for year one is covered

Cons

  • Georgia only; your home state needs its own agent
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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Best local option

3. GA Registered Agent.org: best for Georgia registrations only

A $199 service fee plus state fees, then $99 a year for the agent

Editorial score 8.9 out of 10

Third, GA Registered Agent.org: $199 over the state fee to register in Georgia, agent renewing at $99.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

GA Registered Agent.org lines up with Georgia Registered Agent.co on price and plan features, so little divides them.

In the price

  • Foreign registration done for you
  • A first year of registered agent service

Strengths

  • Year-one registered agent service is in the price
  • $199 to register, state fee extra
  • Then $99 a year for agent service

Cons

  • Georgia only; your home state needs its own agent
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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The desk's 3 picks in brief

Pick Service Desk score Service fee Year two Good for Visit
1 Mainstay Filing 9.4 $199 $149/yr Companies doing business in several states Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Georgia Registered Agent.co 9.0 $199 $99/yr The lowest agent renewal we rank here Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 GA Registered Agent.org 8.9 $199 $99/yr The lowest agent renewal we rank here Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our editors assign each score out of 10 using the criteria on How we rank. Customer ratings play no part.

What a Georgia foreign registration service costs in 2026: year one, renewal and the three-year bill

Service Year one Year two Year three Bill over three years Agent covered in year one
Mainstay Filing $199 $149 $149 $497 Free
Georgia Registered Agent.co $199 $99 $99 $397 Included
GA Registered Agent.org $199 $99 $99 $397 Included

Every price here was read off the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Georgia's $235 registration fee comes on top of every row and is left out of these totals.

Why Mainstay Filing is the pick

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The full criteria and weights are on How we rank.

Registering a foreign LLC in Georgia: fee, form and who gets it

To register, the company files the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241) with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division and pays the state's $235.

From then on the company owes the annual registration ($60), due between January 1 and April 1.

What to pull together first

  • The company name exactly as the home state spells it, and when it was formed.
  • An in-state registered agent; any service the desk picked can fill that seat.
  • $235 for the state, paid when you file.
  • A date on your calendar for the annual registration and its $60 fee.

What it costs to ignore Georgia registration

Until it registers, an outside LLC has no right to sue in Georgia courts (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).

Georgia foreign registration service: reader questions

Does an LLC from elsewhere have to register to operate in Georgia?

Yes, once it starts doing business there. Until it registers it cannot sue in the state's courts.

What will foreign registration cost you in Georgia?

$235 goes to the state and $199 to the service.

What does Georgia call its foreign registration form?

It goes to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, and the form's title is on the facts line above.

Do you still need a registered agent after you register?

Yes. Keep a registered agent with a street address in the state on file.

Which foreign registration services did the desk rank here?

Mainstay Filing ($199), Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199) and GA Registered Agent.org ($199), best pick first.

Who is our pick for foreign registration in Georgia?

Mainstay Filing, since $199 on top of state fees in any state, with the first year of registered agent service included.

See also

Where the numbers came from

  1. Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025 and annual registration guide, last checked October 2026
  2. Georgia report due date, last checked August 2026
  3. Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division fee schedule Rev. 8/2025, effective September 6, 2025, last checked October 2026
  4. Georgia registered agent statute, last checked October 2026
  5. Georgia Secretary of State, how to register a foreign entity, last checked October 2026
  6. Form CD 241, application for certificate of authority, last checked October 2026
  7. Form CD 555, application for withdrawal, last checked October 2026
  8. Mainstay Filing: Georgia service page, as of November 12, 2026
  9. Georgia Registered Agent.co: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026
  10. GA Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026