Foreign LLC Filing › Rhode Island
Filing a foreign LLC in Rhode Island
To file a foreign LLC in Rhode Island, send Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company and the $150 fee to the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division, with a home-state certificate.
The filing packet
| Item | Rhode Island requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $150 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Certificate of Good Standing or Letter of Status, no older than 60 days | Order from the home state first |
| Registered agent | A resident agent with a Rhode Island street address | Named on the application |
Where it goes
- Receiving office
- Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
- Application
- Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $150
Paying for it
Mainstay’s Rhode Island checkout passes through $6 more in state processing charges than the $150 filing fee.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Rhode Island (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island checkout showed $355 in total on October 28, 2026, including $6 in state processing charges.
2. RI Registered Agent.org
$199 + $150 state fee = $349
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division.
Rhode Island filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in Rhode Island?
With the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the Rhode Island filing?
Certificate of Good Standing or Letter of Status, no older than 60 days, with Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company.
What does the Rhode Island filing cost?
$150 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- Form 450, Application for Registration (foreign LLC): docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/450-application-for-registration.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Business Services fee schedule: docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/business-forms-fee-schedule.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-49, registration: webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-16/7-16-49.htm, checked October 8, 2026
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-54, effect of not registering: webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-16/7-16-54.htm, checked October 8, 2026
- Form 452, Certificate of Cancellation: docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/452-certificate-of-cancellation.pdf, checked October 8, 2026