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Connecticut foreign qualification fee
Connecticut charges $120 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division with Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability.
The fee, broken down
- State fee
- $120
- Route
- One fee, whichever way you file
- Rank
- 23rd cheapest of 50
- Against the median
- $22.50 below the median
- With a $199 service
- $319
- Yearly filing after
- Annual report (Connecticut Secretary of the State), $80 (due: between January 1 and March 31)
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Connecticut (2026)
- 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $120 state fee = $319; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
- 2. CT Registered Agent.org $199 + the $120 state fee = $319; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
- 3. Connecticut Registered Agent.co $199 + the $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.
What the fee buys
The fee pays for the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division to review and file Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability. The application needs a certificate from your home state (certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the state of formation, no older than 90 days), which your home state charges for separately. File through the state office.
Connecticut fee questions
What is the Connecticut foreign qualification fee?
$120 for an LLC.
Is Connecticut expensive to qualify in?
It ranks 23rd of 50 from the cheapest, $22.50 below the median of $142.50.
What will I pay each year after qualifying in Connecticut?
Annual report (Connecticut Secretary of the State), $80 (due: between January 1 and March 31), plus your registered agent.
Where the figures come from
- 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