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Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

An LLC formed in Alaska that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alaska and Wyoming side by side

	Alaska formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Alaska to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Alaska takes days to issue it and Wyoming wants it within 60 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the Wyoming filing goes in. Once Wyoming approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

Wyoming costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$359

Your Alaska name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Alaska

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Alaska files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Alaska

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Alaska company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Wyoming law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $359 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt, plus a few days for Alaska's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Wyoming's report ($60).

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

Wyoming can charge an Alaska company a penalty of $5,000.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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