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How to register a foreign LLC in Missouri

Registering a foreign LLC in Missouri takes five steps and a $105 state fee, filed with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

The five steps

  1. Order the home-state certificate. Certificate of good standing/existence from the home state, no older than 60 days. Request it from the state where the LLC was formed and allow time for it to arrive.
  2. Line up a registered agent. It needs a street address in Missouri. The services below include one for the first year.
  3. Complete Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company. Download it from the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division.
  4. Pay $105. $105 for a foreign LLC, online or on paper (the $50 online rate is for Missouri LLCs only).
  5. Set up the yearly filing. None (Missouri has no annual report for LLCs), no fee.

Documents checklist

  • Home-state certificate (certificate of good standing/existence from the home state, no older than 60 days)
  • Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • The Missouri agent’s name and street address
  • The LLC’s exact legal name and formation date
  • Payment of $105

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Missouri (2026)

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

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $105 state fee = $304; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. MO Registered Agent.org $199 + the $105 state fee = $304; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Missouri Registered Agent.co $199 + the $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 guide questions

How do I register a foreign LLC in Missouri?

Five steps: get the home-state certificate, name an agent, complete Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company, pay $105 and set up the yearly filing.

Where do I send the Missouri application?

To the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division. The link above goes to its filing page.

Can a service do the Missouri steps?

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

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