Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

Wyoming registers an LLC from Illinois as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois and Wyoming side by side

	Illinois formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$150 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	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 Illinois registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Wyoming

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Wyoming only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your Illinois name and formation date and the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the Wyoming filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with Wyoming.

Wyoming costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$374

Will your Illinois name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Illinois

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Wyoming comes to $284 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Illinois files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Wyoming

Does my Illinois company need to register in Wyoming?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois LLC in Wyoming?

$349 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $374 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants it ($25), 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; Illinois's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Wyoming?

$284 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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