Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in Wyoming registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also asks for Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Wyoming records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Wyoming and Iowa side by side

	Wyoming formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	No fee	$100 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Iowa

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Wyoming certificate reaches Iowa only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Wyoming name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wyoming delays the Iowa filing. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with Iowa.

Iowa costs for Wyoming companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$299

Iowa's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Wyoming name and Iowa's rules

If another Iowa company uses the Wyoming name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Iowa's records for Wyoming's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the Wyoming one

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Iowa

Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($61.44); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Iowa

A corporation formed in Wyoming files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Wyoming

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Iowa

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Iowa?

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

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

$299 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it (free), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wyoming's report ($61.44) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

A Wyoming company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Wyoming name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Wyoming name at home.

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Wyoming companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Wyoming's filings.

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