Foreign LLC Filing

Foreign LLC Filing › Colorado

Filing a foreign LLC in Colorado

To file a foreign LLC in Colorado, send Statement of Foreign Entity Authority and the $100 fee to the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program.

The filing packet

ItemColorado requirementNote
ApplicationStatement of Foreign Entity AuthorityDownload from the office
Filing fee$100Paid to the state
Home-state certificateNot required for an LLCNothing to order
Registered agentA registered agent with a Colorado street addressNamed on the application

Where it goes

Application
Statement of Foreign Entity Authority
Fee
$100

Paying for it

The $100 is the whole state charge for the filing.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Colorado (2026)

A service can assemble and send this packet. For Colorado these are the three we would choose.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. CO Registered Agent.org

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Colorado Registered Agent.co

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Colorado page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program.

Colorado filing questions

Where do I file a foreign LLC in Colorado?

With the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program. Its filing page is linked in the table above.

What do I attach to the Colorado filing?

Nothing beyond Statement of Foreign Entity Authority and the fee. Colorado does not ask an LLC for a home-state certificate.

What does the Colorado filing cost?

$100 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.

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