Foreign registration · Form 21

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

Wisconsin registers a corporation from Georgia as a foreign corporation on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Georgia and Wisconsin side by side

	Georgia formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	April 1	March 31 each year after qualification
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Wisconsin

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets Wisconsin's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 21
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the Wisconsin filing can go in the same day. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Georgia to Wisconsin

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$309

Wisconsin's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Georgia name and Wisconsin's rules

We check your exact Georgia name against Wisconsin's records before filing.

Agents: Wisconsin and Georgia

Georgia and Wisconsin both call it a registered agent. Wisconsin papers come to us; Georgia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Wisconsin comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Georgia company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; Wisconsin does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Wisconsin issues one to Georgia corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Georgia corporation in Wisconsin?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Wisconsin?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $65 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

Wisconsin can charge a Georgia company up to $65 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

Yes: the Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

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