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Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

What Washington and Wyoming each ask for

	Washington formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$150 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	Last day of the entity'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 Washington registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Washington companies register with Wyoming

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. An instant Washington certificate reaches Wyoming only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the Wyoming filing. After approval, your Washington LLC is registered with Wyoming.

First-year cost, Washington to Wyoming

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

Your Washington name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Washington

Washington and Wyoming both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Washington; ours takes Wyoming's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Washington

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Wyoming comes to $279 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Washington

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Washington company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

$349 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $369 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($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; Washington's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Wyoming?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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