Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in Wyoming registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Wyoming records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Wyoming vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month	May 1
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Wyoming to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Ordered from Wyoming on filing day, it easily meets Rhode Island's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Wyoming name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wyoming delays the Rhode Island filing. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Wyoming to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$355

Your Wyoming name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Wyoming name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Wyoming

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Wyoming says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Wyoming; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Wyoming plus Rhode Island comes to $260.44 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Wyoming files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Wyoming

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Rhode Island

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Wyoming business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$355 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it (free), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Rhode Island?

$260.44 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $61.44 to Wyoming and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Wyoming registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Wyoming companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Wyoming's filings.

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