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

Living in Washington and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Washington as a foreign LLC, which costs $180 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Washington costs $200.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeWashington foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Washington$200Not needed$200$140
Form in Wyoming$100$180$280$260
Form in Delaware$110$180$290$940
Form in Nevada$425$180$605$840

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 2 Foreign Registration Services in Washington (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $180 state fee = $379

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Washington checkout showed $399 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.

2. WA Registered Agent.org

$199 + $180 state fee = $379

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

Service prices read from each provider’s Washington page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Washington, so this list has two entries.

Washington questions

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

If the LLC does business in Washington, Washington generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, for $180. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Washington?

$200 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Secretary of State), $70 (due: last day of your registration month).

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