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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Vermont (2026), Plainly Answered

Our 2026 answer for Vermont: Mainstay Filing ($199), Vermont Registered Agent.co ($199) and VT Registered Agent.org ($199), best first. The state's registration fee is $155 with any of them; service fees reach $397 to $497 over three years.

By the Plain Charter editorial team ·

Answer in brief

What the state charges
$155
Certificate required?
Needed (90 day limit)
Each year after
$170, annual report
Our picks, in order
Mainstay Filing, Vermont Registered Agent.co then VT Registered Agent.org

Our Vermont list

The order follows our five criteria, led by cost and coverage.
1Top pick

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a second state and a third

$199 plus the state fee, then $149 a year

Start with Mainstay Filing: it costs $199 plus Vermont's fee, with a free first year of registered agent service and $149 a year after.

Vermont Registered Agent.co saves $100 over three years but works in Vermont only.

After the free year, the registered agent renews at $149 a year.

The price covers

  • Your foreign filing
  • Registered agent, included for year one
  • Any state, one fee

Upsides

  • $199 plus Vermont's fee
  • No agent fee in year one
  • All fifty states

What to weigh

  • Vermont Registered Agent.co renews the agent for $50 less
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2In-state

2. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for one extra state

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

Pick number 2, Vermont Registered Agent.co, makes the list because you pay $199 over the state fee, then $99 each year.

The price covers

  • The Vermont registration filing
  • Agent included, year one

Upsides

  • $99 a year from year two
  • $199 over the state fee
  • Agent free for year one

What to weigh

  • Home state needs a separate agent
Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3In-state

3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a low agent renewal

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

Pick number 3, VT Registered Agent.org, makes the list because you pay $199 over the state fee, then $99 each year.

Vermont Registered Agent.co charges the same, so this one is a close second.

The price covers

  • The Vermont registration filing
  • Agent included, year one

Upsides

  • $199 over the state fee
  • $99 a year from year two
  • Agent free for year one

What to weigh

  • Home state needs a separate agent
Visit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

How the picks compare

#ServiceFirst yearEach year afterBy year threeIn the price
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497your foreign filing; registered agent, included for year one; any state, one feeVisit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Vermont Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397The Vermont registration filing; agent included, year oneVisit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3VT Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397The Vermont registration filing; agent included, year oneVisit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 12, 2026. State fees are the same with every pick.

Questions, answered plainly

When does an out-of-state LLC have to register here?

Before it does business in Vermont, an LLC formed elsewhere registers with the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Without it: the courts stay closed to its claims (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)); per-day fines of $50.

from legislature.vermont.gov · October 2026

What does registering cost?

On your own, $155. With a service, add $199.

Over three years the state's fees reach $495, counting any recurring report. from sos.vermont.gov · October 2026

What gets filed?

Just one document: the Application for certificate of authority, submitted to the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

It needs certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) dated within 90 days.

What recurs once registered?

A recurring annual report at $170.

When: within three months after your fiscal year ends.

How was the order decided?

It comes down to what the price takes off your plate, where Mainstay Filing is strongest.

Most of our weighting sits on three-year cost and what the price takes off your plate.

An out-of-state LLC is already in two states, and the first pick can serve both.

Our full method

The official requirements

RuleAmount or ruleOfficial source
Application fee$155from sos.vermont.gov · October 2026
Home-state certificateNeeded, 90 daysfrom legislature.vermont.gov · October 2026
Annual report$170from legislature.vermont.gov · October 2026
State total, years 1 to 3$495Computed from the rows
Every amount links to its official source. The three-year line is our own sum of filing, reports and any minimum tax.

Other quick questions

What about the home state?

Yes, each state follows its own rule. A one-state service covers only this state.

Three years in, what has each cost?

Mainstay Filing $497, Vermont Registered Agent.co $397 and VT Registered Agent.org $397, before state fees.

Where do you get the fees?

Official Vermont sources for state fees, company price pages for service fees.

Do I need to hire a service?

It is optional; the state charges the same either way.

Do the picks handle the filing?

Yes. Each pick here files it for you; the state fee is the same either way.

Who is your first choice in Vermont?

Mainstay Filing tops our list because you pay $199 to register and nothing for the registered agent until year two; Vermont Registered Agent.co and VT Registered Agent.org come next.

Sources

  1. October 2026: Vermont Secretary of State fee, sos.vermont.gov
  2. August 2026: Vermont report due date, legislature.vermont.gov
  3. October 2026: Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, legislature.vermont.gov
  4. October 2026: Vermont registered agent statute, legislature.vermont.gov
  5. October 2026: Vermont Secretary of State, foreign, sos.vermont.gov
  6. October 2026: 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application, legislature.vermont.gov
  7. October 2026: 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities, legislature.vermont.gov
  8. October 2026: 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual, legislature.vermont.gov
  9. November 2026: 11 V.S.A. 4119, effect of, legislature.vermont.gov
  10. November 2026: 11A V.S.A. 15.02, consequences of, legislature.vermont.gov
  11. Mainstay Filing Vermont service page, prices as of November 12, 2026
  12. Vermont Registered Agent.co pricing page, prices as of November 12, 2026
  13. VT Registered Agent.org pricing page, prices as of November 12, 2026