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Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada needs nothing from Wisconsin: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Wisconsin and Nevada side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

From Wisconsin to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Wisconsin first, so the Nevada filing can go in right away. Once Nevada approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

Your Wisconsin name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Wisconsin

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Nevada comes to $524 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Nevada

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nevada into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Nevada that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Nevada certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Nevada

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Wisconsin.

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Wisconsin first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Nevada?

$524 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a Wisconsin company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the Wisconsin registered agent stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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