Foreign registration · Form 21

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

To do business in Wisconsin, a corporation formed in Nevada registers there on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada and Wisconsin side by side

	Nevada formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	March 31 each year after qualification
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Nevada to Wisconsin, step by step

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Wisconsin counts 60 days from the day Nevada issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 21
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Nevada name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Nevada's certificate is in hand, Wisconsin's filing goes in. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Wisconsin costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$349

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

Will your Nevada name work for Wisconsin?

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Wisconsin wants the Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($65). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Nevada

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Wisconsin

Does my Nevada company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Nevada 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 Nevada corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Wisconsin registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Wisconsin's report ($65).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nevada registered agent stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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