Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

Oregon vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Wyoming

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

Will your Oregon name work for Wyoming?

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Oregon one

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Wyoming comes to $309 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Oregon files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Oregon

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to Wyoming

Does my Oregon company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Wyoming?

$309 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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