Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$50	$150 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	March 1	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Wyoming

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date. If Wyoming wants the Delaware certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Delaware corporation is registered with Wyoming.

Will your Delaware name work for Wyoming?

We search Wyoming's records for Delaware's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Wyoming and Delaware

Delaware and Wyoming both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Delaware; ours takes Wyoming's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Wyoming comes to $259 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Delaware

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Delaware company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once a Delaware business operates there; Wyoming registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Wyoming issues one to Delaware corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Delaware corporation in Wyoming?

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt, plus time for Delaware's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Wyoming?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the Delaware registered agent stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

Delaware companies leave by filing a Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

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