Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in Illinois registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois and Wyoming side by side

	Illinois formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$150 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	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 Illinois registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Illinois to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your Illinois name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Illinois

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Illinois

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Wyoming comes to $284 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Illinois files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Illinois company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois corporation in Wyoming?

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Illinois'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 Illinois's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Wyoming?

$284 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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