Foreign registration · no form number

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in Wyoming registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana needs nothing from Wyoming: no Certificate of Good Standing. 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.

What Wyoming and Montana each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$70 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed online with Montana
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 15
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Montana

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Montana registered agent, with your Wyoming name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Wyoming first, so the Montana filing can go in right away. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with Montana.

Your Wyoming name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and Wyoming

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Montana

Each year your LLC files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Montana comes to $230.44 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Montana

A corporation formed in Wyoming files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Wyoming

An LLC formed in Montana 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 Montana

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Wyoming business operates there; Montana does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Wyoming.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Montana?

$230.44 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $61.44 to Wyoming and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

A Wyoming company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Montana can add a penalty of $5 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

Wyoming companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (foreign limited liability company); until then, Montana's report stays due alongside Wyoming's filings.

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