Foreign registration · no form number

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers an LLC from Wyoming as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Wyoming records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wyoming vs South Dakota: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$750 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with South Dakota

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Wyoming certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Wyoming name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wyoming delays the South Dakota filing. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Wyoming companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$949

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

Your Wyoming name and South Dakota's rules

South Dakota accepts your Wyoming name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Wyoming name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wyoming company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Wyoming one

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus South Dakota comes to $265.44 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Wyoming files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Wyoming

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Wyoming company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Wyoming business operates there; South Dakota law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$949 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it (free), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Wyoming's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and South Dakota?

$265.44 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $61.44 to Wyoming and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Wyoming companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Wyoming's filings.

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