LLC formation, registered agent and mailbox services for non-US owners, compared
The services below say on their own sites that they work with owners outside the United States; their listed prices range from $0 + state fee Bizee · checked Oct 27, 2026 for a basic package to Incorporate for $500 Stripe Atlas · checked Oct 27, 2026 at Stripe Atlas.
This page compares paid help with forming and running the company. For what a foreign-owned LLC has to do each year, start with the yearly list. For help with Form 5472 itself, see Form 5472 filing services.
Formation services
Listed in alphabetical order. Prices are what each service's own site showed on the date in the tag next to the price. State filing fees are usually extra and differ by state, so check the total at checkout. None of the links on this page are paid links.
| Service | Price shown | Non-US owners (in the service's own words) |
|---|---|---|
| Bizee | Basic $0 + state fee Bizee · checked Oct 27, 2026, Standard $199 + state fee Bizee · checked Oct 27, 2026, Premium $299 + state fee Bizee · checked Oct 27, 2026; each package comes with one free year of Registered Agent service Bizee · checked Oct 27, 2026 | Non-U.S. residents — including foreign nationals living outside the country — can form and own a U.S. LLC Bizee · checked Oct 27, 2026 |
| Buykii | Basic $99 Buykii · checked Oct 27, 2026, Standard $295 Buykii · checked Oct 27, 2026, Premium $399 Buykii · checked Oct 27, 2026 (state fee shown separately) | Describes its support as crafted for both U.S. and international founders Buykii · checked Oct 27, 2026 |
| doola | Starter is $297/yr doola · checked Oct 27, 2026 plus state fees | Answering whether you need to be a US citizen: We work with entrepreneurs from around the world doola · checked Oct 27, 2026 |
| Firstbase | The formation price on the pricing page was a limited offer when we checked; see Firstbase's site | Sells a tax package for single-member LLC owned by a non-US citizen or resident Firstbase · checked Oct 27, 2026 |
| Stripe Atlas | Incorporate for $500 Stripe Atlas · checked Oct 27, 2026; Atlas files your formation documents in Delaware Stripe Atlas · checked Oct 27, 2026 | Apply online from almost anywhere in the world Stripe Atlas · checked Oct 27, 2026 |
Package names hide real differences. Before you buy, compare what each package includes: the state filing itself, a registered agent and for how long, help getting an EIN, an operating agreement, and how fast the filing is made.
US mailing address
Anytime Mailbox lists Plans from $9.99 per month Anytime Mailbox · checked Oct 27, 2026 and says international users can use an Anytime Mailbox virtual mailbox Anytime Mailbox · checked Oct 27, 2026. Opening a mailbox like this involves USPS Form 1583 Anytime Mailbox · checked Oct 27, 2026, which the provider will explain. A mail-receiving address is not the same thing as a registered agent: the agent is the person or company named in your state filing to receive legal papers, and your state's rules decide who can act as one.
Filing with the state yourself
Formation services file the same state paperwork you can file yourself on your state's Secretary of State website. Doing it yourself costs only the state's own fees, but you still need a registered agent in that state and you handle the EIN application yourself. Fees, forms and annual report rules differ from state to state, so we do not list them here; use the official Secretary of State site for the state you choose.
What a formation service does not do for you
- The yearly IRS filing. A foreign-owned single-member LLC files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 each year, even if it had little activity. See Form 5472, step by step.
- The EIN, unless your package includes it. Without a US Social Security number, the application usually goes by fax, mail or phone. See getting an EIN without an SSN.
- Forms for your payers. US platforms and payers may ask you for a W-8 form. See W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E.
- BOI reporting is not one of your jobs. FinCEN's current rule says U.S. companies are exempt from the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements FinCEN · checked Oct 27, 2026. See BOI: not required.
How we chose these services
A service is listed only if its own website shows a public price, says it works with owners outside the US, and could be read by our checking script under the site's own rules on the day we checked. Some well-known names are missing for that reason: one site showed our checker a bot challenge, one did not say whether it serves non-US owners, and one describes its audience as US entrepreneurs. Affiliate programs and commissions play no part. How we make money lists which services might pay us in the future.