Rhode Island

Foreign registration · no form number

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$22	$150 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	May 1	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Wyoming

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

Will your Rhode Island name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Rhode Island

Wyoming calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes Wyoming's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Wyoming comes to $259 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Wyoming

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / 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 Rhode Island's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Wyoming?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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