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California LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

An LLC formed in California that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California and Wyoming side by side

	California formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$150 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Wyoming
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Wyoming registered agent

From California to Wyoming, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Ordered from California on filing day, it easily meets Wyoming's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. California issues the certificate instantly, so the Wyoming filing can go in the same day. Once Wyoming approves it, the California company can do business there.

Wyoming costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$354

Will your California name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and California

Wyoming calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Wyoming papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in California and Wyoming

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Wyoming

A corporation formed in California files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into California

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Wyoming

Does my California company need to register in Wyoming?

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

How much does it cost to register a California LLC in Wyoming?

$349 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $354 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), 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; California's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Wyoming's report ($60).

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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