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Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

An LLC formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also wants Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana and Wyoming side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$150 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Wyoming

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Wyoming counts 60 days from the day Louisiana 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 Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Wyoming filing goes in. After approval, your Louisiana LLC is registered with Wyoming.

First-year cost, Louisiana to Wyoming

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

Your Louisiana name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Wyoming comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Louisiana

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Wyoming

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

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

Do I need Louisiana'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, once Louisiana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Wyoming?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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