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New York LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in New York and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in New York as a foreign LLC, which costs $250 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in New York costs $200.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeNew York foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in New York$200Not needed$200$9
Form in Wyoming$100$250$350$129
Form in Delaware$110$250$360$809
Form in Nevada$425$250$675$709

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 New York (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. New York Registered Agent.ai

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

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

3. NY Registered Agent.org

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

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

Service prices read from each provider’s New York page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations.

New York questions

Do I still register in New York if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in New York, New York generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, for $250. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in New York?

$200 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Biennial statement (filed with the Department of State), $9 (due: every two years, in the month the application was filed).

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