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Foreign registration · no form number

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and Wyoming side by side

	Utah formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$12	$150 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each 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 Utah registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Utah to Wyoming, step by step

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

Your Utah name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Utah

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Wyoming comes to $227 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Utah

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Wyoming

Does my Utah company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Wyoming?

$227 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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