Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

What Louisiana and Wyoming each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Wyoming

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

Your Louisiana name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Wyoming comes to $239 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Wyoming

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Wyoming?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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