Foreign LLC Filing › Alabama
Filing a foreign LLC in Alabama
To file a foreign LLC in Alabama, send Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration and the $150 fee to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.
The filing packet
| Item | Alabama requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $150 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Not required for an LLC | Nothing to order |
| Registered agent | A registered agent with a Alabama street address | Named on the application |
Where it goes
- Receiving office
- Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
- Application
- Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration
- Fee
- $150
Paying for it
Mainstay’s Alabama checkout passes through $34 more in state processing charges than the $150 filing fee.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Alabama (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For Alabama these are the three we would choose.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $150 state fee = $349
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Alabama checkout showed $383 in total on October 28, 2026, including $34 in state processing charges.
2. AL Registered Agent.org
$199 + $150 state fee = $349
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Alabama Registered Agent.co
$199 + $150 state fee = $349
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Alabama page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.
Alabama filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in Alabama?
With the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the Alabama filing?
Nothing beyond Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration and the fee. Alabama does not ask an LLC for a home-state certificate.
What does the Alabama filing cost?
$150 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- Foreign LLC Application for Registration (PDF): www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/ForeignLLCRegistration.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Secretary of State fee schedule: www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/form-files/FeeSchedule.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Alabama Secretary of State, LLC filings: www.sos.alabama.gov/business-entities/llcs, checked October 8, 2026
- Secretary of State Online Services: www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/introduction_input.action, checked October 8, 2026
- Code of Alabama, section 10A-1-7.01: alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=10A-1-7.01, checked October 8, 2026
- Department of Revenue, business privilege tax notice: www.revenue.alabama.gov/notice-important-changes-to-the-2024-business-privilege-tax-filing-requirements/, checked October 8, 2026