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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, an LLC formed in Hawaii registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Hawaii vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$150 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Hawaii to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Wyoming counts 60 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, Wyoming's filing goes in. Once Wyoming approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

First-year cost, Hawaii to Wyoming

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Wyoming?

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Wyoming comes to $221.50 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Wyoming

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

$349 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $354 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants it ($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, once Hawaii's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Wyoming?

$221.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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