Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$150 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Wyoming

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

Your Hawaii name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Wyoming comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Wyoming

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate, 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 Hawaii's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Wyoming?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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