Register an LLC in Another State › Kansas
Register your LLC in Kansas
To register an LLC formed in another state in Kansas, file Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division and pay $115.
Before: at home
Kansas does not ask an LLC for a certificate from its home state. Make sure the LLC is active and current there, then move on.
During: in Kansas
- File
- Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business
- Fee
- $115
- Agent
- A resident agent with a Kansas street address
Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Kansas (2026)
Rather not file it yourself? For an existing LLC in Kansas these three do it.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $115 state fee = $314
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
2. KS Registered Agent.org
$199 + $115 state fee = $314
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Kansas page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Kansas, so this list has two entries.
After: staying registered
Information Report (Kansas Secretary of State), every two years, $90 (due: april 15, every second year). The services above include the agent for year one.
Kansas questions
Can my existing LLC operate in Kansas?
Yes, once it is registered there. You file Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division and pay $115; you do not form a new LLC.
What do I need from my home state?
Nothing special. Kansas does not ask an LLC for a home-state certificate, though the LLC should be active at home.
What happens after I register in Kansas?
Information Report (Kansas Secretary of State), every two years, $90 (due: april 15, every second year), and a resident agent must stay in place.
Sources
- Form FA, foreign business application: sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/FA.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Kansas Secretary of State, information reports: sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html, checked October 8, 2026
- Kansas Secretary of State, register a business: sos.ks.gov/businesses/register-a-business.html, checked October 8, 2026
- K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business: ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_079_0032.html, checked October 8, 2026
- K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register: ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_076_0126.html, checked October 8, 2026