Foreign registration · no form number

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

What Montana and Wyoming each ask for

	Montana formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$150 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	April 15	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Montana to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Wyoming counts 60 days from the day Montana 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 Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Wyoming filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Wyoming.

Wyoming costs for Montana companies

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

Will your Montana name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Wyoming comes to $229 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Montana

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Wyoming certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Montana company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

$349 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $354 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants Montana'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, once Montana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Wyoming?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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