Foreign LLC Filing › Missouri
Filing a foreign LLC in Missouri
To file a foreign LLC in Missouri, send Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company and the $105 fee to the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division, with a home-state certificate.
The filing packet
| Item | Missouri requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $105 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Certificate of good standing/existence from the home state, no older than 60 days | Order from the home state first |
| Registered agent | A registered agent with a Missouri street address | Named on the application |
$105 for a foreign LLC, online or on paper (the $50 online rate is for Missouri LLCs only).
Where it goes
- Receiving office
- Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
- Application
- Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $105
Paying for it
The $105 is the whole state charge for the filing.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Missouri (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For Missouri these are the three we would choose.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $105 state fee = $304
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
2. MO Registered Agent.org
$199 + $105 state fee = $304
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Missouri Registered Agent.co
$199 + $105 state fee = $304
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Missouri page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division.
Missouri filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in Missouri?
With the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the Missouri filing?
Certificate of good standing/existence from the home state, no older than 60 days, with Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company.
What does the Missouri filing cost?
$105 to the state. $105 for a foreign LLC, online or on paper (the $50 online rate is for Missouri LLCs only). A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- Missouri Form LLC 4 (submit with filing fee of $105.00) (read via Firecrawl gov index): www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/llc4.pdf, checked October 28, 2026
- Missouri schedule of fees and charges, chapter 347 (domestic/foreign paper $105; domestic online $50) (read via Firecrawl gov index): www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/fees.pdf, checked October 28, 2026
- Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations: www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations, checked October 8, 2026
- RSMo 347.153, registration of foreign LLCs: revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=347.153, checked October 8, 2026
- RSMo 347.163, transacting business and penalties: revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=347.163, checked October 8, 2026
- Missouri Department of Revenue, business registration: dor.mo.gov/taxation/business/registration/requirements.html, checked October 8, 2026