Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Wisconsin and Nevada each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$10	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$175 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Nevada

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

Your Wisconsin name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Nevada

Wisconsin wants the Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($25); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Nevada

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Nevada that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Nevada

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for Wisconsin corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Wisconsin's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the Wisconsin registered agent stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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