Everything you need to register a foreign LLC in Nevada.
State filing fee$75one-time
Registered agent$125/yearbased on Northwest RA
Total, all in$1,500
Nevada data last reviewed Aug 19, 2026 · nvsos.govTotals include the $75 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and Nevada recurring state costs over the selected period.
Foreign Qualification
Filing fee
$75
Form
Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration
Annual obligation
$150/year + $200/year business license
Processing time
Nevada processes SilverFlume online filings the same day at no extra charge. Paper filings sit in a posted queue instead: the Secretary of State publishes a processing-dates page, and on 13 August 2026 it was working new filings received on 3 August. Expediting is statutory under NRS 225.140 at $125 within 24 hours, $500 within two hours or $1,000 within one hour
Expedite
$125 within 24 hours, $500 within 2 hours or $1,000 within 1 hour, set by NRS 225.140. Nevada processes online SilverFlume filings the same day at no extra charge, so these tiers matter mainly for the paper queue
Nevada data last reviewed Aug 19, 2026 · nvsos.gov
Formation in Nevada
Formation fee
$75
Annual cost
$150/year + $200/year business license
State income tax
No state income tax
Privacy
Low
Nevada requires the name and address of each initial manager, or of each initial member if member-managed, on the Articles of Organization (NRS 86.161). A single-member, member-managed Nevada LLC names its owner on the public formation document. The Initial List ($150) and the State Business License ($200) are due at the time the Articles of Organization are filed, not later (NRS 86.263(1), NRS 76.100(1)(a)). That $350 sits on top of the $75 filing fee, so opening a Nevada LLC costs $425. The last-day-of-the-anniversary-month rule applies to the annual list in later years, not to the initial one.
What triggers foreign qualification in Nevada?
Physical office or place of business
Employees working in the state
Important to know
Annual costs ($350+) are much higher than Wyoming or New Mexico for similar benefits
Nevada-specific guides
Comparing Nevada with Florida for your LLC? Our Florida vs Nevada comparison covers the cost, privacy, and tax tradeoffs, including why Nevada is not the anonymity play it is sold as.
Activities that do NOT require registration in Nevada
The following activities are explicitly carved out by statute. On their own, they do not require a foreign LLC to register in Nevada.
Maintaining, defending, or settling any lawsuit or legal proceeding
Holding meetings of managers or members, or carrying on internal company affairs
Maintaining accounts at banks or credit unions
Maintaining an office or agency to transfer, exchange, or register the company's own securities, or keeping trustees or depositaries for them
Making sales through independent contractors
Soliciting or receiving orders outside Nevada through letters, catalogs, or other advertising, accepting them outside Nevada, and shipping the goods in
Creating or acquiring debt, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property
Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing mortgages and security interests on the property backing them
Owning real or personal property, and nothing more
One-off transactions completed within 30 days that are not part of a series of similar transactions
Producing motion pictures
Operating as an out-of-state depository institution under Nevada's banking laws
Transacting business in interstate commerce
Under NRS 86.5483, all 13 items. Nevada's order-solicitation item is narrower than most: the orders must be solicited AND accepted outside Nevada and then filled by shipping in. Unique items cover motion picture production and out-of-state depository institutions. Subsection 3 withdraws the exemption entirely if the company maintains an office in Nevada. There is NO tax disclaimer; subsection 4 instead preserves personal jurisdiction and bars the company from offering its non-transacting status as a defense in other proceedings.
This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify with the Nevada SOS before filing.