Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

Wyoming registers a corporation from Kentucky as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky and Wyoming side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	On or before June 30	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Wyoming

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

Your Kentucky name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Wyoming

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

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Kentucky

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Wyoming certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Wyoming

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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