Foreign Qualification Fees

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Georgia foreign qualification fee

Georgia charges $235 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division with Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company.

The fee, broken down

State fee
$235
Route
$225 filing fee plus a $10 service charge.
Rank
37th cheapest of 50
Against the median
$92.50 above the median
With a $199 service
$434
Yearly filing after
Annual registration (Georgia Secretary of State), $60 (due: between January 1 and April 1)

Nearest on the ranking: Delaware $200 · Maine $250.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Georgia (2026)

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $235 state fee = $434; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. GA Registered Agent.org $199 + the $235 state fee = $434; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Georgia Registered Agent.co $199 + the $235 state fee = $434; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

What the fee buys

The fee pays for the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division to review and file Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company. No home-state certificate is needed for an LLC, so there is no second state fee to plan for. File through the state office.

Georgia fee questions

What is the Georgia foreign qualification fee?

$235 for an LLC. $225 filing fee plus a $10 service charge.

Is Georgia expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 37th of 50 from the cheapest, $92.50 above the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in Georgia?

Annual registration (Georgia Secretary of State), $60 (due: between January 1 and April 1), plus your registered agent.

Where the figures come from