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Register Your Michigan LLC in Wyoming

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

Cost Summary

Wyoming filing fee
$150
Michigan Certificate of Good Standing
$10
Annual obligation in Wyoming
$60/year
Estimated year 1 total
$220
Note: Year 1 total includes the $150 filing fee in Wyoming, the $10 Certificate of Good Standing fee from Michigan, and $60 in first-year Wyoming state charges. Registered agent fees (typically $100-$200/year) are not included.
Michigan data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · michigan.gov
Wyoming data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · sos.wyo.gov

How to register your Michigan LLC in Wyoming

1

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.

2

Get a Certificate of Good Standing from Michigan

Wyoming requires a Certificate of Good Standing from Michigan to prove your LLC is in good standing. The fee is $10. Available to order online. No expiration printed; foreign-state applications typically require dating within 30-90 days.

Order from Michigan ↗
3

File the Application for Certificate of Authority in Wyoming

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

Wyoming filing portal ↗
4

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, 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.

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
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Harbor Compliance
$99 first year, then $149/year · Full-service compliance option
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Not sure which service fits? Our full Northwest Registered Agent review and Harbor Compliance review cover pricing, renewal terms, and where each one fits.

Check your full compliance

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

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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.