Foreign registration · no form number

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

Montana and Wyoming side by side

	Montana formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$150 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	April 15	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Montana to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your Montana name work for Wyoming?

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Wyoming comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Montana files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Montana

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Montana company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Wyoming?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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