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North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in North Carolina registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Carolina and Wyoming each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Wyoming
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Wyoming

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date. If Wyoming wants the North Carolina certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your North Carolina corporation is registered with Wyoming.

Your North Carolina name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and North Carolina

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Wyoming comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Wyoming

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Wyoming

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a North Carolina corporation in Wyoming?

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

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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