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Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

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

What Wisconsin and Wyoming each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$150 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	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 Wisconsin registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Wyoming

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Ordered from Wisconsin on filing day, it easily meets Wyoming's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming registered agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Wyoming filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Wyoming.

Wyoming costs for Wisconsin companies

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Wisconsin

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Wyoming comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Wyoming

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

The other way: Wyoming into Wisconsin

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

Common questions: Wisconsin to Wyoming

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $359 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Wyoming?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

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

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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