Foreign registration · no form number

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$40	$150 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	June 30	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Pennsylvania

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Wyoming comes to $216 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Wyoming certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Wyoming

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, 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 Pennsylvania's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Wyoming?

$216 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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