Foreign LLC Filing

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Filing a foreign LLC in Kentucky

To file a foreign LLC in Kentucky, send Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity) and the $90 fee to the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings.

The filing packet

ItemKentucky requirementNote
ApplicationForm FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)Download from the office
Filing fee$90Paid to the state
Home-state certificateNot required for an LLCNothing to order
Registered agentA registered agent with a Kentucky street addressNamed on the application

Where it goes

Application
Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
Fee
$90

Paying for it

The $90 is the whole state charge for the filing.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Kentucky (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $90 state fee = $289

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

2. KY Registered Agent.org

$199 + $90 state fee = $289

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

3. Kentucky Registered Agent.co

$199 + $90 state fee = $289

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

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

Kentucky filing questions

Where do I file a foreign LLC in Kentucky?

With the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings. Its filing page is linked in the table above.

What do I attach to the Kentucky filing?

Nothing beyond Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity) and the fee. Kentucky does not ask an LLC for a home-state certificate.

What does the Kentucky filing cost?

$90 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.

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