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Nevada LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware?

Living in Nevada and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Nevada as a foreign LLC, which costs $75 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Nevada costs $425.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeNevada foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Nevada$425Not needed$425$700
Form in Wyoming$100$75$175$820
Form in Delaware$110$75$185$1,500

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 Nevada (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $75 state fee = $274

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Nevada checkout showed $624 in total on October 28, 2026, including Nevada’s $150 initial list and $200 state business license, due with the filing.

2. Registered Agent NV.org

$199 + $75 state fee = $274

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

3. Nevada Registered Agent.co

$199 + $75 state fee = $274

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

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

Nevada questions

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

If the LLC does business in Nevada, Nevada generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division, for $75. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Nevada?

$425 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual list and State Business License renewal (Nevada Secretary of State), $350 (due: end of the anniversary month).

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