Foreign LLC Filing

Foreign LLC Filing › Washington

Filing a foreign LLC in Washington

To file a foreign LLC in Washington, send Foreign Registration Statement and the $180 fee to the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, with a home-state certificate.

The filing packet

ItemWashington requirementNote
ApplicationForeign Registration StatementDownload from the office
Filing fee$180Paid to the state
Home-state certificateCertificate of existence (good standing) or similar document, no older than 60 daysOrder from the home state first
Registered agentA registered agent with a Washington street addressNamed on the application

Where it goes

Application
Foreign Registration Statement
Fee
$180

Paying for it

Mainstay’s Washington checkout passes through $20 more in state processing charges than the $180 filing fee.

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Washington (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $180 state fee = $379

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Washington checkout showed $399 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.

2. WA Registered Agent.org

$199 + $180 state fee = $379

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

Service prices read from each provider’s Washington page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Washington, so this list has two entries.

Washington filing questions

Where do I file a foreign LLC in Washington?

With the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division. Its filing page is linked in the table above.

What do I attach to the Washington filing?

Certificate of existence (good standing) or similar document, no older than 60 days, with Foreign Registration Statement.

What does the Washington filing cost?

$180 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.

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