Foreign registration · no form number

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in New York registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your New York records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New York and Wyoming side by side

	New York formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$150 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Wyoming
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From New York to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your New York name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and New York

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

Staying in good standing in New York and Wyoming

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Wyoming

An LLC formed in New York files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in New York

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Wyoming

Does my New York company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want New York's Certificate of Status, 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 New York's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Wyoming's report ($60).

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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