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Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

An LLC formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kentucky and Wyoming each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	On or before June 30	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Kentucky to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Wyoming accepts it within 60 days of Kentucky's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming registered agent, next to your Kentucky name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Kentucky certificate comes first; then the Wyoming filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky LLC is registered with Wyoming.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Wyoming

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Wyoming?

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

Your Wyoming agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Wyoming comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Wyoming

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

The other way: Wyoming into Kentucky

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Wyoming certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

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

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($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, once Kentucky's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Wyoming?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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