Everything you need to register a foreign LLC in Wyoming.
State filing fee$150one-time
Registered agent$125/yearbased on Northwest RA
Total, all in$705
Wyoming data last reviewed Aug 19, 2026 · sos.wyo.govTotals include the $150 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and Wyoming recurring state costs over the selected period.
Foreign Qualification
Filing fee
$150
Form
Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Certificate of Authority
Annual obligation
$60/year
Processing time
Wyoming publishes a maximum of fifteen business days: documents received through the post are reviewed in the order they are received with a maximum processing time of fifteen business days, and the registration form repeats it. Since 1 July 2026 Wyoming has also sold expedited filing at $700 for next business day or $1,400 for same business day
Expedite
$700 for next business day if received by 5pm Mountain, or $1,400 for same business day if received by noon. Wyoming only began selling this on 1 July 2026. It cannot be bought by post, which matters here because the registration itself must be posted: expedite is taken in person at Cheyenne or by email using a prepaid account. It buys priority examination, not approval, and the price is set by rule rather than by statute so it can move without legislation
Wyoming data last reviewed Aug 19, 2026 · sos.wyo.gov
Formation in Wyoming
Formation fee
$100
Annual cost
$60/year
State income tax
No state income tax
Privacy
High
Wyoming has no state income tax on individuals, businesses or trusts. Forming an LLC costs $100. The annual report is a license tax rather than a flat fee: the greater of $60 or $0.0002 per dollar of assets located and used in Wyoming. An LLC holding $1 million of Wyoming assets pays $200 a year.
What triggers foreign qualification in Wyoming?
Physical presence in Wyoming
Employees in Wyoming
Important to know
The annual report is the greater of $60 or 0.0002 of Wyoming assets, so an LLC holding substantial property in Wyoming pays more than the $60 most guides quote.
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Activities that do NOT require registration in Wyoming
The following activities are explicitly carved out by statute. On their own, they do not require a foreign LLC to register in Wyoming.
Maintaining, defending, or settling any proceeding
Holding meetings of directors or shareholders, or carrying on internal corporate affairs
Maintaining bank accounts
Maintaining offices or agencies for transfer, exchange, and registration of the entity's own securities
Selling through independent contractors
Soliciting or obtaining orders, if the orders require acceptance outside Wyoming
Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages, and security interests in property
Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing mortgages and security interests
Owning real or personal property, and nothing more
Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not one of repeated transactions
Transacting business in interstate commerce
Under Wyo. Stat. Section 17-16-1501(b). Wyoming has NO foreign-LLC activities list in its own LLC Act: Chapter 29 Article 8 is "Reserved", and Section 17-29-114 routes foreign LLCs to the Business Corporation Act provisions, so the list a foreign LLC must read is drafted for corporations. No tax or service-of-process disclaimer. Subsection (d): a foreign entity acting as organizer, manager or member of a company does not need a certificate of authority for that role alone. The isolated-transaction carve-out carries a 30-day limit.
This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify with the Wyoming SOS before filing.