Foreign registration · no form number

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in West Virginia registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What West Virginia and Wyoming each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed with Wyoming
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	July 1 each year	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 West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Wyoming registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Wyoming

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

Will your West Virginia name work for Wyoming?

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

Your Wyoming agent and the West Virginia one

Wyoming calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for West Virginia; ours takes Wyoming's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Wyoming and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Wyoming

An LLC formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in West Virginia

A corporation formed in Wyoming that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Wyoming

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Wyoming's report ($60).

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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