Nevada Registered Agent: What It Is and How Non-Residents Get One

What a registered agent actually does

• Think of the agent as your LLC's official mailbox and contact with the state. In Nevada, that agent:
• Accepts service of process — lawsuits and legal notices — for your LLC.
• Receives correspondence from the Nevada Secretary of State, including Annual List and license-renewal reminders.
• Must maintain a physical Nevada address and be present during normal business hours.
• Files a signed registered-agent acceptance so the state knows the appointment is real.

Why non-residents use a commercial agent

Acting as your own agent means holding a Nevada street address and standing by it during the workday. Living abroad makes that impossible in practice, so you appoint a commercial registered agent based in Nevada. This is the standard route — nearly every non-resident-owned Nevada LLC does exactly this.

What happens if you don't have one

Lose your agent and the state can flag the LLC as in default. Combined with a missed Annual List, Nevada can move your company to revoked status. Getting reinstated then means paying the overdue Annual List and State Business License plus reinstatement penalties — far more than simply keeping an agent in place.

How Bastion handles it

1. Bastion is your Nevada registered agent for the first year. We scan anything that arrives, alert you on WhatsApp, and remind you before your Annual List and State Business License renewal come due — so your company never drifts toward default. Renewal afterward is a flat $99/year.