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Register Your Wyoming LLC in Florida
Step-by-step foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for Wyoming LLCs expanding into Florida.
Cost Summary
- Florida filing fee
- $125
- Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing
- Free
- Annual obligation in Florida
- $138.75/year
- Estimated year 1 total
- $263.75
Note: Year 1 total covers Florida state fees only. You will also need a Certificate of Good Standing from Wyoming, which the state issues at no charge. Registered agent fees are not included.
Wyoming data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · sos.wyo.gov
Florida data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · dos.fl.gov
How to register your Wyoming LLC in Florida
1
Check name availability in Florida
Before filing, verify that your LLC name (or a distinguishable variation) is available in Florida. If your exact name is already taken, you may need to register under a fictitious or assumed name.
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2
Get a Certificate of Good Standing from Wyoming
Florida requires a Certificate of Good Standing from Wyoming to prove your LLC is in good standing. Wyoming issues it at no charge. Available to order online. No state-imposed expiration; third parties typically require certificate dated within 30-60 days.
Order from Wyoming ↗
3
File the Application by Foreign LLC for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida in Florida
Submit your application along with the Certificate of Good Standing and the $125 filing fee. Processing time is About 3 weeks; no expedited service offered. Online filing may be available.
Florida filing portal ↗
4
Appoint a registered agent in Florida
You must designate a registered agent with a physical address in Florida to accept legal documents on behalf of your LLC. This is required as part of the foreign qualification application.
Ongoing compliance in Florida
- Annual report
- $138.75/year
- Report due
- May 1
- Processing time
- About 3 weeks; no expedited service offered
Important to know about Florida
- Florida statutes define what does NOT constitute doing business rather than what does (Fla. Stat. 605.0905)
- Extremely high $400 late fee if annual report is filed after May 1. This is mandatory and non-waivable, making the total $539 if late.
If your LLC did business in Florida before filing, check the Florida foreign LLC penalty guide first. Back fees can run from the date you started, not the date you file.
Activities that do NOT require registration in Florida
- Maintaining, defending, or settling a lawsuit or other legal proceeding
- Holding meetings of members or managers, or handling internal company affairs
- Maintaining bank accounts
- Maintaining agents or agencies to transfer, exchange, or register the company's own securities, or trustees or depositaries for those securities
- Selling through independent contractors
- Soliciting or taking orders, by mail or through employees or agents, if the orders must be accepted outside Florida to become contracts
- Creating or acquiring debts, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property
- Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing mortgages and security interests in the property backing them
- Doing business in interstate commerce
- Conducting a single isolated transaction finished within 30 days that is not part of repeated transactions of a like kind
- Owning and controlling a subsidiary corporation or LLC that operates in Florida, and voting that subsidiary's stock or membership interests
- Owning a limited partner interest in a limited partnership doing business in Florida, so long as you do not manage or control the partnership or act as a general partner
- Owning real or personal property, and nothing more
Under Fla. Stat. Section 605.0905, all 13 items. IMPORTANT CARVE-BACK: subsection (3) states that owning income-producing real or tangible personal property in Florida DOES constitute transacting business. Passive ownership is exempt under (1)(m) but the moment the property earns income, such as a rental, registration is affirmatively triggered. Subsection (4) disclaims service of process, taxation and regulation under other Florida law.
Need a registered agent in Florida?
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
Harbor Compliance
$99 first year, then $149/year · Full-service compliance option
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 Florida?
A virtual mailbox gives your LLC a professional address in Florida for mail forwarding, public filings, and banking, without leasing office space.
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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 Florida Secretary of State before filing.