Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

South Dakota and Wyoming side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$150 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Wyoming

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and South Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Wyoming

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Wyoming

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Wyoming

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and Wyoming's report ($60).

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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