Rhode Island

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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

Wyoming registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$22	$150 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	May 1	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Rhode Island to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Rhode Island takes days to issue it and Wyoming wants it within 60 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the Wyoming filing waits for it. Once Wyoming approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to Wyoming

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$371

Your Rhode Island name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Rhode Island

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Wyoming comes to $259 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Wyoming?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $371 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants it ($22), 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, plus a few days for Rhode Island's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Wyoming?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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