Foreign registration · no form number

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Wyoming that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Wyoming records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wyoming and Connecticut side by side

	Wyoming formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$385 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Connecticut

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

Will your Wyoming name work for Connecticut?

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

Agents: Connecticut and Wyoming

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Connecticut comes to $644 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Wyoming files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Connecticut?

$644 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Wyoming companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Wyoming's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Wyoming?

It files Wyoming's registration with $150 in state fees.

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