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Register your LLC in Connecticut
To register an LLC formed in another state in Connecticut, file Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division and pay $120.
Before: at home
Connecticut wants proof from the home state: certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the state of formation, no older than 90 days. Order it from the state where the LLC was formed before you file here.
During: in Connecticut
- File
- Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability
- Fee
- $120
- Agent
- A registered agent with a Connecticut street address
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Connecticut (2026)
Rather not file it yourself? For an existing LLC in Connecticut these three do it.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $120 state fee = $319
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
2. CT Registered Agent.org
$199 + $120 state fee = $319
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Connecticut Registered Agent.co
$199 + $120 state fee = $319
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Connecticut page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division.
After: staying registered
Annual report (Connecticut Secretary of the State), $80 (due: between January 1 and March 31). The services above include the agent for year one.
Connecticut questions
Can my existing LLC operate in Connecticut?
Yes, once it is registered there. You file Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division and pay $120; you do not form a new LLC.
What do I need from my home state?
Certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the state of formation, no older than 90 days.
What happens after I register in Connecticut?
Annual report (Connecticut Secretary of the State), $80 (due: between January 1 and March 31), and a registered agent must stay in place.
Sources
- Foreign LLC forms and fees, Business.CT.gov: business.ct.gov/knowledge-base/articles/foreign-limited-liability-companies-forms-and-fees, checked October 8, 2026
- Foreign Registration Statement form (PDF): business.ct.gov/-/media/sots/business-services/bsd-forms/limited-liability-company/foreign/foreign_registration_statement_llc_foreign_fillable_20220127.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Connecticut General Statutes, chapter 613a: www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_613a.htm, checked October 8, 2026
- Foreign investigations penalties: business.ct.gov/knowledge-base/articles/foreign-investigations-penalties, checked October 8, 2026
- Who can be an agent: business.ct.gov/knowledge-base/articles/who-can-be-an-agent, checked October 8, 2026
- Foreign annual report forms and fees: business.ct.gov/knowledge-base/articles/foreign-annual-report-forms-and-fees, checked October 8, 2026