Foreign registration · no form number

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from Wyoming as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Wyoming records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wyoming vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$155 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Vermont

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant Wyoming certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Wyoming name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wyoming issues the certificate instantly, so the Vermont filing can go in the same day. Once Vermont approves it, the Wyoming company can do business there.

First-year cost, Wyoming to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$354

Your Wyoming name and Vermont's rules

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wyoming company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and Wyoming

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Vermont comes to $459 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Vermont

An LLC formed in Wyoming files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Wyoming

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

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Vermont

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Vermont calls it registration for Wyoming corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$354 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it (free), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; Wyoming's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Vermont?

$459 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Wyoming name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Wyoming name at home.

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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