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South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

South Carolina and Wyoming side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due		First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Wyoming registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Wyoming

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Wyoming counts 60 days from the day South Carolina 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 South Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Wyoming's filing goes in. Once Wyoming approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Carolina to Wyoming

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

Your South Carolina name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the South Carolina one

Wyoming calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Wyoming papers come to us; South Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Wyoming

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Wyoming

A corporation formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Wyoming

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once a South Carolina 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 $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Wyoming?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Wyoming's report ($60).

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Wyoming for year one.

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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