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How to register a foreign LLC in Colorado

Registering a foreign LLC in Colorado takes five steps and a $100 state fee, filed with the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program.

The five steps

  1. Confirm the LLC is active at home. Colorado does not ask an LLC for a certificate. Keep the LLC’s home-state filings current anyway.
  2. Line up a registered agent. It needs a street address in Colorado. The services below include one for the first year.
  3. Complete Statement of Foreign Entity Authority. Download it from the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program.
  4. Pay $100. That is the official fee.
  5. Set up the yearly filing. Periodic report (Colorado Secretary of State), $25 (due: once a year, by the end of the second month after your report month).

Documents checklist

  • Statement of Foreign Entity Authority
  • The Colorado agent’s name and street address
  • The LLC’s exact legal name and formation date
  • Payment of $100

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Colorado (2026)

Prefer not to do the steps yourself? These are the services for Colorado.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. CO Registered Agent.org $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Colorado Registered Agent.co $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

Colorado guide questions

How do I register a foreign LLC in Colorado?

Five steps: confirm the LLC is active, name an agent, complete Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, pay $100 and set up the yearly filing.

Where do I send the Colorado application?

To the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program. The link above goes to its filing page.

Can a service do the Colorado steps?

Yes: Mainstay Filing charges $199 plus the state fee and includes the agent for year one.

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