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Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, an LLC formed in Pennsylvania registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$40	$150 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	September 30	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Wyoming counts 60 days from the day Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Wyoming's filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Wyoming.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Wyoming

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$389

Your Pennsylvania name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Pennsylvania

Wyoming calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes Wyoming's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Wyoming comes to $216 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Wyoming certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

$349 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $389 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), 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 Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Wyoming?

$216 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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