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North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, an LLC formed in North Carolina registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Carolina vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	North Carolina formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Wyoming
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	April 15	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From North Carolina to Wyoming, step by step

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

Wyoming costs for North Carolina companies

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

Your North Carolina name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Wyoming comes to $412 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Wyoming

A corporation formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Wyoming

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

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

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants North Carolina'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 North Carolina's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Wyoming?

$412 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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