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Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, an LLC formed in Virginia registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$6	$150 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Wyoming

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Wyoming's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Wyoming filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Wyoming.

Wyoming costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$355

Will your Virginia name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Wyoming comes to $259 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Virginia

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Virginia company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

$349 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $355 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), 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; Virginia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Wyoming?

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

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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