How to form a US LLC from France without traveling

You can form a US LLC from France entirely online, in about two minutes. No visa, no U.S. address, no Social Security Number, and no ID documents are needed. EXNNA forms your company in New Mexico (NM), a U.S. state, signs as organizer and provides the registered agent, so your name stays off the public record.

What can a US LLC from France do for you?

It gives your business a U.S. company of its own. The LLC:

• signs with U.S. clients, suppliers and platforms in its own name,
• issues invoices as a U.S. company,
• holds its own bank, payment and marketplace accounts,
• keeps the company's obligations with the company, within the limits of the law.

It's a common setup for consultants and agencies with American clients, SaaS founders and online sellers. The details for service businesses are in LLCs for consultants and agencies. Where and how you pay tax depends on where you live and what the LLC does, not on the State where you form it.

How do you form a US LLC from France step by step?

1. Choose a name. Give your first choice and two backups. The name needs an LLC ending, such as "LLC".
2. Count the members. Just the number. Member details are optional.
3. Sign online. The service agreement is signed in your browser.
4. Pay. In U.S. dollars or in your local currency, where available, by card, online.
5. Track it. Each step shows in your dashboard. The State usually approves in 1–3 business days.

Once the LLC is formed, you download the Articles of Organization (the State filing that creates the company) and the Operating Agreement (its internal rules), in PDF and editable DOCX.

Why form in New Mexico rather than another state?

Because it's cheap to keep and private. A New Mexico LLC has no annual report and no yearly State fee; its only standing duty is to keep a registered agent in the state. Its Articles don't have to list owners or managers. Compare the options in the cheapest state to form an LLC.

Is an LLC better than working in your own name?

For U.S. clients and platforms, often yes: contracts, invoices and accounts sit with a company instead of with you personally. The trade-offs are in LLC vs sole proprietorship.

What comes after the US LLC from France is formed?

• EIN: the LLC's federal tax ID, needed for banks and payment providers. You can get it without an SSN.
• Business account: each bank or fintech runs its own checks and decides.
• Registered agent: included for 12 months, then $99 a year, only if you renew.

Founders in Germany use the same route: see US LLC from Germany. The general path is in U.S. LLC for non-residents. Check our pricing, or form your LLC online today.

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