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Minnesota LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Minnesota and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Minnesota as a foreign LLC, which costs $185 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Minnesota costs $155.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeMinnesota foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Minnesota$155Not needed$155$0
Form in Wyoming$100$185$285$120
Form in Delaware$110$185$295$800
Form in Nevada$425$185$610$700

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Minnesota (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Minnesota registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Minnesota checkout showed $404 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.

2. MN Registered Agent.org

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

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

3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

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

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

Minnesota questions

Do I still register in Minnesota if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Minnesota, Minnesota generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services, for $185. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Minnesota?

$155 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual renewal (Minnesota Secretary of State), no fee (due: december 31).

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