Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

Michigan vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	May 15	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Michigan to Wyoming, step by step

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

Your Michigan name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Michigan one

Wyoming calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Wyoming's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Wyoming comes to $234 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Michigan

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Michigan company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Wyoming?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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