Foreign LLC Filing

Foreign LLC Filing › South Dakota

Filing a foreign LLC in South Dakota

To file a foreign LLC in South Dakota, send Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company and the $750 fee to the South Dakota Secretary of State, with a home-state certificate.

The filing packet

ItemSouth Dakota requirementNote
ApplicationApplication for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability CompanyDownload from the office
Filing fee$750Paid to the state
Home-state certificateCertificate of ExistenceOrder from the home state first
Registered agentA registered agent with a South Dakota street addressNamed on the application

Where it goes

Application
Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
Fee
$750

Paying for it

The $750 is the whole state charge for the filing.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in South Dakota (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $750 state fee = $949

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

2. SD Registered Agent.org

$199 + $750 state fee = $949

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

3. South Dakota Registered Agent.co

$199 + $750 state fee = $949

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

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

South Dakota filing questions

Where do I file a foreign LLC in South Dakota?

With the South Dakota Secretary of State. Its filing page is linked in the table above.

What do I attach to the South Dakota filing?

Certificate of Existence, with Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company.

What does the South Dakota filing cost?

$750 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.

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