Foreign LLC Filing

Foreign LLC Filing › Minnesota

Filing a foreign LLC in Minnesota

To file a foreign LLC in Minnesota, send Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota and the $185 fee to the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.

The filing packet

ItemMinnesota requirementNote
ApplicationForeign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in MinnesotaDownload from the office
Filing fee$185Paid to the state
Home-state certificateNot required for an LLCNothing to order
Registered agentA registered agent with a Minnesota street addressNamed on the application

Where it goes

Application
Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota
Fee
$185

Paying for it

Mainstay’s Minnesota checkout passes through $20 more in state processing charges than the $185 filing fee.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Minnesota (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Minnesota checkout showed $404 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.

2. MN Registered Agent.org

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

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

3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

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

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

Minnesota filing questions

Where do I file a foreign LLC in Minnesota?

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

What do I attach to the Minnesota filing?

Nothing beyond Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota and the fee. Minnesota does not ask an LLC for a home-state certificate.

What does the Minnesota filing cost?

$185 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.

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