Florida LLC as a Foreigner (2025 Update) | Step-by-Step Guide to Forming Your Company

Can you open a Florida LLC as a foreigner without living in the U.S.? Yes — and I’ll show you exactly how. I’ve helped investors from dozens of countries set up Florida LLCs they fully owned and managed, all without U.S. citizenship or residency.

In this video, Miami business attorney Santiago Cueto breaks down the 2025 process for foreigners to open a Florida LLC — including the two critical mistakes that can shut your company down before it starts.

⚖️ What you’ll learn in this video:

Who can open a Florida LLC (citizenship & residency rules)
How to pick and register your LLC name on Sunbiz
Why you need a Florida registered agent & how to find one
Filing Articles of Organization online (costs & steps)
Annual report deadlines and the $400 late penalty trap
Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting updates (2025)
How foreigners get an EIN without an SSN or ITIN
Florida tax registration and resale certificate basics
Why an operating agreement is crucial (even if not required)
Banking challenges for foreign owners & solutions
Immigration realities: an LLC doesn’t give U.S. work rights

I’m Santiago Cueto, founding partner of Cueto Law Group in Miami. As a board-certified international business lawyer, I help entrepreneurs and foreign investors launch and protect their Florida companies every day.

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Timestamps (Chapters)

0:00 – Intro: Can a foreigner own a Florida LLC?
1:05 – Step 1: LLC name requirements & Sunbiz search
2:20 – Step 2: Why you need a Florida registered agent
3:45 – Step 3: Principal office & mailing address rules
5:00 – Step 4: Filing Articles of Organization ($125 process)
6:30 – Step 5: Annual report deadline & $400 late penalty
8:00 – Step 6: BOI reporting update (March 2025 changes)
9:30 – Step 7: How foreigners get an EIN from the IRS
11:00 – Step 8: Registering for Florida sales tax & resale certificate
12:15 – Step 9: Why you need an operating agreement
13:30 – Step 10: Banking challenges for foreign owners
15:00 – Step 11: Immigration reality check (LLC ≠ work authorization)
16:20 – Two big mistakes foreign LLC owners make
18:00 – Recap: Full checklist to open a Florida LLC as a foreigner

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