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Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

Iowa and Wyoming side by side

	Iowa formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$150 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years	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 Iowa registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Iowa companies register with Wyoming

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. An instant Iowa certificate reaches Wyoming only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming registered agent, next to your Iowa name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Iowa delays the Wyoming filing. After approval, your Iowa LLC is registered with Wyoming.

Wyoming costs for Iowa companies

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

Your Iowa name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Iowa one

Iowa and Wyoming both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Iowa; ours takes Wyoming's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Iowa and Wyoming

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Wyoming

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

Registering a Wyoming company in Iowa

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Iowa company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once an Iowa 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 $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $354 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and Wyoming's report ($60).

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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