Foreign registration · no form number

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in Iowa registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa and Wyoming side by side

	Iowa formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$150 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	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 Iowa registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Iowa to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your Iowa name work for Wyoming?

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Iowa one

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

Staying in good standing in Iowa and Wyoming

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Iowa files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Iowa

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Wyoming

Does my Iowa company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and Wyoming's report ($60).

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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