Foreign registration
Wyoming Certificate of Authority: Register a Foreign LLC or Corporation
A foreign corporation may not transact business in Wyoming until it obtains a certificate of authority (W.S. 17-16-1501), and a foreign LLC follows the same rules (W.S. 17-29-114). The state fee is $150 for either. The application comes with a certificate of existence from the home state dated within 60 days. We prepare and file it for $449 plus the fee.
Wyoming fees re-checked against the Secretary of State fee schedule: November 10, 2026
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
- Filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State
- We track your anniversary-month annual report
- Cited to Wyoming Statutes Title 17
- Talk to a filer: (386) 465-3937
Wyoming Certificate of Authority: Register a Foreign LLC or Corporation: the Wyoming specifics
State fee: $150
Certificate of authority for a foreign LLC or profit corporation, $150 (fee schedule; W.S. 17-29-210(a)(v)). A foreign nonprofit pays $50.
Check it: Wyoming Secretary of StateCertificate of existence within 60 days
The application must include a certificate of existence or similar document from the home state, dated not more than 60 days before filing in Wyoming (W.S. 17-16-1503(b)).
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Accepting the Wyoming constitution
The application includes a statement that the corporation accepts the constitution of the state of Wyoming, as Article 10, Section 5 of that constitution requires (W.S. 17-16-1503(a)(viii)).
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Registered agent rules (W.S. 17-28-101)
Every Wyoming entity keeps a registered office at a Wyoming street address where the agent is physically present to accept service. The agent can be an adult Wyoming resident, a qualifying business entity, or a registered commercial registered agent. Our commercial registered agent service is $199 per year.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Annual report: first day of your anniversary month
Every Wyoming LLC and corporation files an annual report on or before the first day of the month it was formed, every year (W.S. 17-29-209 for LLCs, 17-16-1630 for corporations). The report carries a license tax of $60 or two-tenths of one mill ($0.0002) on the company's assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. Most small companies pay the $60 minimum.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17When an out-of-state company needs Wyoming authority
A foreign corporation may not transact business in Wyoming until it has a certificate of authority, and a foreign LLC follows the same sections of the Business Corporation Act (W.S. 17-16-1501 and 17-29-114). Typical triggers are an office, staff or ongoing operations in the state. Isolated transactions and owning a bank account usually are not, but the line depends on your facts.
A company that transacts business without authority can face penalties and may be unable to maintain a lawsuit in Wyoming courts until it registers, so it is cheaper to register before you start.
Source: wyoleg.gov
What goes into the application
The company's name (or a fictitious name if its own is unavailable in Wyoming), its home state, its date of formation and duration, its principal office street address and email, its Wyoming registered agent and office, and its current directors and officers. It also includes the statement accepting the Wyoming constitution and a certificate of existence from the home state dated within 60 days (W.S. 17-16-1503).
Order the home-state certificate close to filing, because an old one will be rejected. We tell you exactly when to request it.
Source: wyoleg.gov
After the certificate of authority
A registered foreign company files Wyoming annual reports and pays the same license tax as a domestic one: $60 or $0.0002 of the capital, property and assets it has located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. It also keeps a Wyoming registered agent for as long as it is registered. If the company stops doing business in Wyoming, it should withdraw rather than let the authority lapse.
Source: sos.wyo.gov
Wyoming Certificate of Authority: Register a Foreign LLC or Corporation: questions
Yes. Foreign LLCs and corporations with a certificate of authority file the annual report and pay the license tax on their Wyoming assets, the same as domestic companies.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Corp USA prepares and submits your Wyoming filing with the Secretary of State's Business Division for you. The official state fee is passed through at cost, with our service fee shown separately at checkout, so you do not need to go to the state's website to file.
Check it: Wyoming Secretary of StateReady when you are, Wyoming.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.