Foreign registration · no form number

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Wyoming registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Wyoming records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Wyoming and Washington each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Washington

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Wyoming certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Wyoming name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wyoming issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. Once Washington approves it, the Wyoming company can do business there.

First-year cost, Wyoming to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$399

Your Wyoming name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Wyoming one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Washington comes to $279 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Washington

An LLC formed in Wyoming files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Wyoming

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

Common questions: Wyoming to Washington

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it (free), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Washington?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Wyoming companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Wyoming's filings.

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