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Register Your California LLC in Wyoming

Step-by-step foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for California LLCs expanding into Wyoming.

Cost Summary

Wyoming filing fee: $150
California Certificate of Status: $5
Annual obligation in Wyoming: $60/year
Estimated year 1 total: $215

Note: Year 1 total includes the $150 filing fee in Wyoming, the $5 Certificate of Status fee from California, and $60 in first-year Wyoming state charges. Registered agent fees (typically $100-$200/year) are not included.

California data last reviewed Aug 1, 2026 · sos.ca.gov

Wyoming data last reviewed Aug 1, 2026 · sos.wyo.gov

How to register your California LLC in Wyoming

Check name availability in Wyoming

Before filing, verify that your LLC name (or a distinguishable variation) is available in Wyoming. If your exact name is already taken, you may need to register under a fictitious or assumed name.

Search the business name register on the Wyoming Secretary of State website before you file.

Get a Certificate of Status from California

Wyoming requires a Certificate of Status from California to prove your LLC is in good standing. The fee is $5. Available to order online. No expiration date; third parties typically require certificate dated within 30-90 days.

Order from California ↗

File the Application for Certificate of Authority in Wyoming

Submit your application along with the Certificate of Status and the $150 filing fee. Processing time is 5-10 business days. Expedited processing available for $100.

Wyoming filing portal ↗

Appoint a registered agent in Wyoming

You must designate a registered agent with a physical address in Wyoming to accept legal documents on behalf of your LLC. This is required as part of the foreign qualification application.

Ongoing compliance in Wyoming

Annual report: $60/year
Report due: Anniversary month
Processing time: 5-10 business days
Expedite: $100

Important to know about Wyoming

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.

Already operating in Wyoming without registering? Our guide to what Wyoming charges unregistered LLCs covers fines, back fees, and court access.

Activities that do NOT require registration in Wyoming

Maintaining or defending a lawsuit, administrative proceeding, or arbitration
Holding meetings of members or managers, or carrying on internal company affairs
Maintaining bank accounts
Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, or registration of the LLC's own securities
Selling through independent contractors
Soliciting or obtaining orders if orders require acceptance outside the state before becoming contracts
Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property
Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing mortgages or security interests
Owning real or personal property
Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not part of repeated similar transactions
Transacting business in interstate commerce

Wyoming has a unique structural quirk: its Limited Liability Company Act (Chapter 29) does not contain a separate foreign-LLC subchapter. Per W.S. Section 17-29-114, foreign LLCs comply with the foreign-corporation provisions of the Wyoming Business Corporation Act (Sections 17-16-1501 through 17-16-1536) 'in the same manner as a foreign corporation.' The safe harbors statute is therefore Section 17-16-1501(b) ('Authority to Transact Business Required'), which contains the standard RMBCA-style enumeration. The Wyoming Secretary of State's official 'Foreign Certificate of Authority' page lists the safe harbors directly from this section.

Need a registered agent in Wyoming?

A registered agent is required for foreign qualification. These services operate in all 50 states.

Get Northwest Registered Agent ↗

Recommended · $125/year · Privacy included

Registered Agents Inc

$200/year · Report filing included, state fees extra

Visit site ↗

Harbor Compliance

$99 first year, then $149/year · Full-service compliance option

Visit site ↗

Not sure which service fits? Our full Northwest Registered Agent review and Harbor Compliance review cover pricing, renewal terms, and where each one fits.

Need a business address in Wyoming?

A virtual mailbox gives your LLC a professional address in Wyoming for mail forwarding, public filings, and banking, without leasing office space.

Northwest Mail Forwarding $20/mo

Unique suite number + unlimited digital mail scanning

Learn more ↗

Registered Agents Inc $50/year

10 mail scans/year + unique suite number

Learn more ↗

Independent mailbox providers

iPostal1

Largest address network in the US. Best budget option for a registered business address.

From $14.99/mo Visit site ↗

Alliance Virtual Offices

Real commercial address inside a staffed office center, with an Address Certification Letter for banking and registration.

From $49/mo Visit site ↗

Bizee

Commercial street address with unlimited mail scanning, cheapest bundled with Bizee formation.

$29/mo Visit site ↗

Check your full compliance

Use our free tool to check if you need to register in additional states.

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Sources

https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/

This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify all fees and requirements with the Wyoming Secretary of State before filing.