Wyoming Certificate of Authority›LLC form
The Wyoming foreign LLC form, statement by statement
The Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Certificate of Authority costs $150. It makes 9 statements and rides with an original home certificate and the agent's consent page. We prepare it for $199.
The form in brief
- Title
- Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Certificate of Authority
- Fee
- $150
- Signed by
- A member, a manager or another authorized individual named in the operating agreement
- Attachment
- An original certificate of existence or good standing, dated not more than sixty days before the filing in Wyoming and authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official who keeps company records where the company was formed
- Companion page
- A Consent to Appointment by Registered Agent, signed by the agent, certifying the agent meets W.S. 17-28-101 through 17-28-111
- Delivery
- By mail
The statements on the form
| Number | Statement | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LLC name | As organized, with a Wyoming ending |
| 2 | Law of organization | State or country |
| 3 | Date of organization | Matches the home certificate |
| 4 | Duration | Intended lifetime; perpetual is usual |
| 5 | Mailing address | For the company |
| 6 | Principal office | Street address |
| 7 | Agent for service | Name and a Wyoming street address |
| 8 | Constitution | Accepts the Wyoming constitution |
| 9 | Start date | When business began or will begin in Wyoming |
Name and law of organization
The form opens with the LLC's name as organized. Wyoming requires one of these endings: Limited Liability Company, LLC, L.L.C., Limited Company, LC, L.C., Ltd. Liability Company, Ltd. Liability Co., or Limited Liability Co. A fictitious name form accompanies the application if the name is unavailable. Next comes the state or country of organization.
Date of organization
Copy the organization date straight from the home certificate, since the form requires the two dates to agree.
Duration
The duration statement asks the length of time the company intends to exist, not how long it has existed, and the usual answer is perpetual.
Addresses
Two address statements follow, one for mail and one for the principal office. Wyoming does not require either to be local.
The registered agent
Name the agent and give a physical Wyoming address. The registered agent must have a physical address in Wyoming; if the office has a suite number it must be included; a drop box is not acceptable and a PO box is acceptable only in addition to a physical address.
The constitution
The LLC accepts the constitution of Wyoming, as the state's constitution requires of a foreign company doing business here.
The start date
The last entry is a date: when the LLC started, or will start, work in Wyoming. A footnote on the form cautions that unauthorized business draws back taxes and penalties. Give the true date.
Signature
Sign as a member, a manager or another authorized individual named in the operating agreement, then add the printed name and title, and a contact person with a daytime phone and an email.
The consent page
The agent completes a Consent to Appointment by Registered Agent, signed by the agent, certifying the agent meets W.S. 17-28-101 through 17-28-111. It carries the agent's signature, date, printed name, daytime phone, title and email, and a mailing address if different.
The attachment
Behind the application sits an original certificate of existence or good standing, dated not more than sixty days before the filing in Wyoming and authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official who keeps company records where the company was formed.
Printing and legibility
The office reads paper, so print the application cleanly, fill every statement and keep the consent page attached. A form with a blank statement is an incomplete form, and the office cannot process it.
Fee, delivery and review
The fee is $150, paid by check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. The packet is mailed to Wyoming Secretary of State, Herschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 W 25th Street, Cheyenne. Review is first come, first served, and the state allows up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt. A form with gaps is not processed.
What comes back
Once the application is accepted, the Secretary of State issues the certificate of authority and the entity joins the yearly calendar.
After issue: amendments
A company that changes its name, its period of duration or its home state needs an amended certificate of authority, and the rules for the first certificate apply to it. The LLC fee is $60.
Through us
Give us the LLC's details and your choice of agent. We fill in both pages, name the last day to order the certificate, and check the packet. Our fee is $199; the state's is $150.
How the LLC form is prepared
Give us the details
Name, home state, addresses and agent.
Review both pages
The application and the consent page.
Order the certificate by our date
Dated inside 60 days of mailing.
We check the packet
Then it goes with the $150 fee.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Questions on the LLC form
How many statements are on the form?
9, with a consent page behind it.
What goes with it?
An original certificate of existence or good standing, dated within 60 days.
Can it be filed online?
No. It is mailed.
Who signs the application?
A member, a manager or another authorized individual named in the operating agreement.
What is the state's charge?
$150.
What if Wyoming cannot take the name?
The fictitious name form goes with the application.
Cost breakdown
Get your Wyoming certificate
WY+ $150 to Wyoming
$199
- Your application and the agent's consent page, filled in from a short form of questions
- Notice of the last day to order your home certificate, so the paper is fresh at mailing
- A Wyoming agent address of ours, or your own choice of Wyoming agent
- Wyoming's certificate of authority, passed on once issued
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$150 is the LLC rate. Corporations, nonprofits and partnerships pay their own application fees, shown on the fee page. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Wyoming Secretary of State, foreign LLC application for certificate of authority and instructions
- W.S. 17-16-1503, application for certificate of authority
- Wyoming Secretary of State, should I apply for a certificate of authority
- Wyoming Secretary of State, foreign profit corporation application for certificate of authority
- W.S. 17-28-101, registered office and registered agent
- Wyoming Secretary of State, business questions and answers
- W.S. 17-16-1504, amended certificate of authority
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