Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in Georgia registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	April 1	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Georgia to Wyoming, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date. If Wyoming wants the Georgia certificate, it is ordered first. Once Wyoming approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Your Georgia name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Georgia one

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Wyoming comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Georgia files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Wyoming

Does my Georgia company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Georgia's Certificate of Existence, 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 Georgia's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Wyoming?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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