Foreign Qualification Fees

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Alabama foreign qualification fee

Alabama charges $150 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division with Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration.

The fee, broken down

State fee
$150
Route
One fee, whichever way you file
Rank
26th cheapest of 50
Against the median
$7.50 above the median
With a $199 service
$349
Yearly filing after
Business privilege tax return (Alabama Department of Revenue), no fee (due: same date as the federal return)

Nearest on the ranking: North Dakota $135 · Arizona $150.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Alabama (2026)

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Alabama checkout showed $383 in total on October 28, 2026, including $34 in state processing charges.
  2. 2. AL Registered Agent.org $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Alabama Registered Agent.co $199 + the $150 state fee = $349; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

What the fee buys

The fee pays for the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division to review and file Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration. No home-state certificate is needed for an LLC, so there is no second state fee to plan for. File through the state office.

Alabama fee questions

What is the Alabama foreign qualification fee?

$150 for an LLC.

Is Alabama expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 26th of 50 from the cheapest, $7.50 above the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in Alabama?

Business privilege tax return (Alabama Department of Revenue), no fee (due: same date as the federal return), plus your registered agent.

Where the figures come from