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West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, an LLC formed in West Virginia registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	West Virginia formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed with Wyoming
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	July 1 each year	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 West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Wyoming registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with Wyoming

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. With West Virginia taking days and Wyoming counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. The West Virginia certificate takes days to arrive, so the Wyoming filing waits for it. Once Wyoming approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Wyoming

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

Your West Virginia name and Wyoming's rules

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

Your Wyoming agent and the West Virginia one

Wyoming calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for West Virginia; ours takes Wyoming's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Wyoming and West Virginia

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Wyoming comes to $235 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Wyoming

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in West Virginia

An LLC formed in Wyoming that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free). See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Wyoming

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Wyoming?

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

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

$349 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wyoming wants West Virginia'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, plus a few days for West Virginia's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Wyoming?

$235 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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