Foreign registration · no form number

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Maine that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$30	$150 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	June 1	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Maine to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your Maine name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Maine

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Maine

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Wyoming comes to $294 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Maine files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Maine

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Wyoming

Does my Maine company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Wyoming?

$294 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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