Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in Wyoming registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Wyoming records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Wyoming and Minnesota each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	December 31
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 2 to 5 business days
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Wyoming to Minnesota, step by step

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

Your Wyoming name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact Wyoming name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Your Minnesota agent and the Wyoming one

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Minnesota comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Wyoming files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Wyoming

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

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Wyoming business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Wyoming corporation in Minnesota?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Wyoming's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Minnesota?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Wyoming company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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