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South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$150 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Wyoming
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From South Dakota to Wyoming, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Wyoming accepts it within 60 days of South Dakota'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 South Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the Wyoming filing goes in. Once Wyoming approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Wyoming costs for South Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$369

Your South Dakota name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the South Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Wyoming comes to $264 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Wyoming

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

The other way: Wyoming into South Dakota

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Wyoming

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $369 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Wyoming wants it ($20), 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 Dakota's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Wyoming?

$264 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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