Foreign registration · no form number

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in Vermont registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Vermont and Wyoming each ask for

	Vermont formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$150 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal 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 Vermont registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Vermont companies register with Wyoming

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

Will your Vermont name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Vermont

Vermont and Wyoming both call it a registered agent. Wyoming papers come to us; Vermont's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Vermont and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Wyoming comes to $269 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Vermont files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Vermont

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to Wyoming

Does my Vermont company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Wyoming?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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