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Living in Kansas with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Kansas and does business here, it generally registers with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division as a foreign LLC. The fee is $115.

Do I have to register?

Kansas expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeKansas foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$115$215
Delaware$110$115$225
Nevada$425$115$540

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Kansas (2026)

Want it handled? For Kansas, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $115 state fee = $314; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. KS Registered Agent.org $199 + the $115 state fee = $314; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Kansas page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Kansas, so this list has two entries.

What you keep up

Information Report (Kansas Secretary of State), every two years, $90 (due: april 15, every second year). You also keep a resident agent in Kansas.

Kansas questions

Can I run an LLC from Kansas if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Kansas generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division takes the filing.

What does Kansas charge a foreign LLC?

$115.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Not for an LLC. Kansas does not ask for a home-state certificate.

Sources