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Ohio foreign qualification fee

Ohio charges $99 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services with Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company.

The fee, broken down

State fee
$99
Route
One fee, whichever way you file
Rank
8th cheapest of 50
Against the median
$43.50 below the median
With a $199 service
$298
Yearly filing after
None for foreign LLCs, no fee

Nearest on the ranking: Kentucky $90 · Colorado $100.

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Ohio (2026)

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $99 state fee = $298; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. OH Registered Agent.org $199 + the $99 state fee = $298; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Ohio page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Ohio, so this list has two entries.

What the fee buys

The fee pays for the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services to review and file Form 617, Registration of a 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.

Ohio fee questions

What is the Ohio foreign qualification fee?

$99 for an LLC.

Is Ohio expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 8th of 50 from the cheapest, $43.50 below the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in Ohio?

None for foreign LLCs, no fee, plus your registered agent.

Where the figures come from