Foreign registration · Form 21

Nebraska Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Nebraska that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also wants Nebraska's Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Nebraska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Nebraska and Wisconsin each ask for

	Nebraska formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Nebraska Certificate of Good Standing	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$6.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Nebraska: online as an instant PDF, or on paper by mail in 2 to 3 business days	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	nebraska.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $26, every two years	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	April 1 of each even-numbered year	March 31 each year after qualification
Agent	Your Nebraska agent for service of process	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Nebraska companies register with Wisconsin

Order the Nebraska certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) is ordered from Nebraska separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. It comes as a short form ($6.50) or a long form ($10). An instant Nebraska certificate reaches Wisconsin only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 21
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Nebraska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Nebraska delays the Wisconsin filing. After approval, your Nebraska corporation is registered with Wisconsin.

First-year cost, Nebraska to Wisconsin

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Nebraska	$6.50
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nebraska certificate included	$305.50

Wisconsin's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Nebraska name work for Wisconsin?

We check your exact Nebraska name against Wisconsin's records before filing.

Your Wisconsin agent and the Nebraska one

Wisconsin calls it a registered agent; Nebraska says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for Nebraska; ours takes Wisconsin's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Nebraska and Wisconsin

Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($26); Wisconsin wants the Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($65). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nebraska to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Nebraska files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Nebraska

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with Nebraska files Nebraska's registration (no form number) with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10). See that filing.

Questions Nebraska owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Nebraska company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Nebraska business operates there; Wisconsin does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Wisconsin issues one to Nebraska corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Wisconsin registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $6.50 to Nebraska for the Certificate of Good Standing, $305.50 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nebraska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants it ($6.50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nebraska and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nebraska's report ($26, every two years) and Wisconsin's report ($65).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

Wisconsin can charge a Nebraska company up to $65 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nebraska agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

Yes, but Nebraska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Nebraska's Biennial Report.

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