Foreign Qualification by State

Foreign Qualification by State › Texas

Foreign qualification in Texas: the requirements

To qualify a foreign LLC in Texas, file Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company and pay the $750 fee, with a registered agent in the state.

Texas checklist

  • The application: Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company, filed with the Texas Secretary of State.
  • The fee: $750. It is the same however you file.
  • From your home state: Nothing for an LLC; Texas does not ask for a certificate.
  • A local agent: A registered agent with a street address in Texas. Each service below supplies one for the first year.
  • Afterward: Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15).

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)

The three ways we would handle the Texas filing.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $750 state fee = $949

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Texas checkout showed $1,016.13 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $50 expedite and $17.13 in state processing charges.

2. TX Registered Agent.org

$199 + $750 state fee = $949

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Texas Registered Agent.ai

$199 + $750 state fee = $949

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

How Texas compares

Texas is 49th of 50 by fee (median $142.50). Among the 36 states that do want a home-state certificate are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas and California.

Texas questions

What does Texas require for foreign qualification?

Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company, the $750 fee and a registered agent in Texas.

Is Texas stricter than other states?

It is 49th cheapest by fee, and one of the 14 that do not need a home-state certificate.

Which service is best for Texas?

Mainstay Filing, at $199 plus the state fee.

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