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Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Ohio that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Ohio and Wyoming side by side

	Ohio formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$150 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due		First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Ohio to Wyoming, step by step

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

Your Ohio name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Ohio one

Wyoming calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Wyoming papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Wyoming

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Ohio

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Wyoming

Does my Ohio company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; Wyoming registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in Wyoming?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Wyoming's report ($60).

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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