3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Pennsylvania (2026): Who to Hire
Who should you hire in Pennsylvania for foreign registration services in 2026: we say Mainstay Filing ($199), PA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co ($199), ranked best first. Set aside $250 for the state and $397 to $497 for services over three years.
By the LLC Answered editorial team
Answer in four lines
Short reply
Fee at the state
$250
Attach a certificate?
No
Later filing
$7, annual report
Who to hire
Mainstay Filing, PA Registered Agent.org then Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co
The Pennsylvania ranking
Prices are from each company's own pricing. See how we decide.
#1First choice
1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same fee everywhere
Service $199 plus $250 to the state; agent renewal $149
Mainstay Filing is our answer because $199 on top of the state fee gets you registered, with the registered agent free in year one and $149 a year afterward.
The $100 gap to PA Registered Agent.org over three years is the price of national reach.
From year two, expect $149 a year for the registered agent.
What is bundled
Application prepared and sent
Priced identically in any state
Pluses
$199 over the state fee
Any state, one fee
Downsides
$50 a year more for the agent
#2In-state option
2. PA Registered Agent.org: best for a lean registration
Service $199 plus $250 to the state; agent renewal $99
PA Registered Agent.org is number 2, because $199 files the registration, and the agent renews at $99 each year.
What is bundled
Application sent for you
Agent included in year one
Pluses
Registers for $199
Year one of agent service is part of the price
Agent renews at $99
Downsides
Home state needs a separate agent
#3In-state option
3. Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co: best for a one-state add-on
Service $199 plus $250 to the state; agent renewal $99
Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co is number 3, because $199 files the registration, and the agent renews at $99 each year.
Its prices match PA Registered Agent.org exactly, so either works.
What is bundled
Application sent for you
Agent included in year one
Pluses
Year one of agent service is part of the price
Agent renews at $99
Registers for $199
Downsides
Home state needs a separate agent
The table
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Company
Start price
Later years
Cost over 3 years
Price buys
1
Mainstay Filing
$199
$149/yr
$497
application prepared and sent; priced identically in any state
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 13, 2026. State fees are identical whichever you pick.
Your questions, answered
At what point is registration required?
Before it starts doing business in Pennsylvania, an LLC formed elsewhere registers with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations.
Skipping registration can lead to it loses court access as a plaintiff in the state (15 Pa.C.S. 411(b)).
$250 for the state; hire a service and it adds $199.
Over three years the state's total is $264. see pa.gov, as of October 2026, state page
What registers the LLC?
You file the Foreign Registration Statement (DSCB:15-412), and the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations receives it.
A home-state certificate is not requested.
What is due after the LLC registers?
A recurring annual report ($7).
The due date reads: September 30.
What decided the ranking?
Because of paperwork covered (29% of the weight): Mainstay Filing is best there.
We weigh three-year price first and paperwork covered second, then three smaller tests.
Two states, one provider: that is why it is first.
The bottom line adds up the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and the minimum tax if there is one. A cost with no set price, like a newspaper notice, is left out of the sum.
Also asked
Is one agent enough for both states?
Normally yes. A national provider can serve the home state and this one together.
What is the three-year bill for each?
Mainstay Filing runs $497, PA Registered Agent.org runs $397, Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co runs $397, not counting state fees.
What is behind the figures?
We link each state fee to its official page and take service prices from the company sites, dated.
Is a service mandatory?
Hiring is optional. The law asks for a filing, not for a filer.
Can I hire someone to register?
All of them do, at the identical state fee.
What is the best foreign registration service for Pennsylvania?
Mainstay Filing, because the $199 fee is identical everywhere, and the first year of registered agent service comes with it. Then PA Registered Agent.org and Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co.