Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

Wisconsin and Wyoming side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	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 Wisconsin registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Wisconsin to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Wisconsin

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Wyoming comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Wisconsin

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

Common questions: Wisconsin to Wyoming

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, 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 Wisconsin's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Wyoming?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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