Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Virginia that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Virginia and Wyoming side by side

	Virginia formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$6	$150 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due		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 Virginia registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Virginia to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your Virginia name work for Wyoming?

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Wyoming comes to $259 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Virginia company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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