Virtual office. For foreign founders.
Virtual office services for foreign founders span: registered agent (legally required), virtual business address (for banking and Stripe), and full virtual office (mail handling, meeting rooms). Most foreign founders only need the first two.
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Required by state. Receives legal process and state mail.
For banking, Stripe, vendor contracts. Optional but useful.
Mail handling, phone answering, meeting rooms. Premium service.
Registered Agent: $99-$300/yr. Virtual Address: $20-$100/mo. Full Virtual Office: $99-$500/mo.
Registered Agent + Virtual Business Address.
The full picture.
Registered Agent
Required in every state where your LLC is registered. Must have physical street address in that state. Cannot be a PO Box. Receives service of process (legal papers, lawsuits) and official state mail. File.Business provides RA service free in the first year, $99/year after.
Virtual Business Address
A US business address you can use on your bank account, Stripe profile, contracts, and website. Separate from your home address. Useful for: privacy (your foreign address stays private), professional appearance, US-based business presence. Cost: $20-$100/month depending on service.
Why you might want both
Registered Agent address is on public state record. Virtual Business Address is on banking, Stripe, contracts. Using different addresses provides better privacy (your home address never appears anywhere related to the business).
Full Virtual Office
Includes everything in Virtual Business Address plus: mail scanning and forwarding, phone answering, occasional meeting room access. Useful for serious operators who interact with US-based customers and vendors. Cost: $99-$500/month.
What you do NOT need (typically)
Full executive suite or coworking membership. Most foreign-founder LLCs operate remotely; physical presence not required.
How to choose
(1) Required: Registered Agent in formation state. (2) Recommended: Virtual Business Address. (3) Optional: Full Virtual Office (if interacting heavily with US customers).
Common provider stack
Many founders use: File.Business or similar for Registered Agent (free or $99/yr); Anytime Mailbox, Earth Class Mail, or iPostal1 for Virtual Business Address ($20-$50/mo); WeWork or Regus for occasional meeting rooms (pay-as-you-go).
Avoid these mistakes
(1) Using a residential address as business address (privacy and legitimacy issues). (2) Using a PO Box where a physical address is required. (3) Confusing Registered Agent with Virtual Business Address.
Common questions.
Do I need a virtual office?
What is the difference between RA and Virtual Address?
Can I use my home address?
How much does it cost?
What about PO Box?
Do I need different addresses for each state?
Can File.Business provide all of this?
What about for Stripe?
Form your US LLC.
From abroad. Wyoming or Delaware. EIN, US banking, Stripe, ongoing compliance handled.
This guide is educational. International tax and compliance require specialty CPA and attorney advice.
How we deliver, end-to-end.
Four-step path from request to confirmation. State and IRS turnaround varies; our steps run in parallel where possible to compress the timeline.
Intake + scope
You tell us what you need through a short intake form (or a call for complex matters). We confirm scope, surface any gating issues (deadlines, missing documents, entity status), and quote any state fees that pass through at cost.
Prepare + verify
Our specialists draft the filing, verify entity details against state databases, run internal QA, and route any items needing your sign-off. You see drafts before anything gets submitted.
File with the authority
We submit directly to the state Secretary of State, FinCEN, IRS, USPTO, or whichever authority your filing requires. We pay state fees at cost and track the submission identifier in your account.
Confirmation + vault
Stamped certificate, IRS notice, or filing receipt arrives in your SOC 2 encrypted document vault the moment we receive it. Next filing deadline auto-added to your compliance calendar where applicable.
Built on the same infrastructure used by 220,000+ businesses.
SOC 2 Type II audited
Independent annual security audit covering access control, change management, incident response, and data handling. Current report on request.
All 51 US jurisdictions
Every state plus DC plus Puerto Rico - direct filings, not third-party reseller. We hold registered-agent qualifications in every state we operate.
Deadline guarantee
If we miss a filing deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we pay the state penalty. Specific to each plan and the filings it includes.
4.9 from 8,200+ verified reviews
Independently verified by Trustpilot + Google + our own NPS infrastructure. Customer success team within reach by email, chat, or phone.
60-day money-back promise
Change your mind in the first 60 days and we refund our service fee in full. State filing fees pass through at cost and are non-refundable once paid to the state.
E&O insured
Errors and omissions coverage protects you from service errors. Carrier and certificate available on request for enterprise clients.
Recommended add-ons
Most customers add these to keep their business compliant year-round.
Registered Agent
Most orderedRequired for every registered business entity in every state.
Compliance Monitoring
Best valueTrack every annual report, registered agent renewal, and license deadline.
Annual Report Filing
RecommendedAuto-file your state annual report. Never miss a deadline.
Premium compliance, no service-fee markup.
Trust you can verify
SOC 2 Type II audited platform. 220,000+ businesses served. 60-day money-back on service fees. State fees passed through at cost with no hidden markup. Explicit AUP on restricted industries.
A compliance partner, not a transaction
Most providers go quiet after checkout. We auto-track every annual report, registered agent renewal, and license deadline across your entities. The Business OS dashboard keeps your compliance score visible year-round.
Premium experience competitors cannot match
Premium positioning, transparent pricing, no service-fee markup on state or federal filings. Premium positioning, transparent pricing, no service-fee markup on state filings.