Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in North Dakota registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Dakota and Wyoming each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$150 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	August 1	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Wyoming

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

Your North Dakota name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the North Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and North Dakota

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

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Wyoming

An LLC formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into North Dakota

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Wyoming

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, 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 Dakota's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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