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Register Your Wyoming LLC in Pennsylvania

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

Cost Summary

Pennsylvania filing fee
$250
Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing
Free
Annual obligation in Pennsylvania
$7/year
Estimated year 1 total
$257
Note: Year 1 total covers Pennsylvania 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
Pennsylvania data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · dos.pa.gov

How to register your Wyoming LLC in Pennsylvania

1

Check name availability in Pennsylvania

Before filing, verify that your LLC name (or a distinguishable variation) is available in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania Secretary of State website before you file.

2

Get a Certificate of Good Standing from Wyoming

Pennsylvania 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 Foreign Registration Statement (DSCB:15-412) in Pennsylvania

Submit your application along with the Certificate of Good Standing and the $250 filing fee. Processing time is 7-10 business days. Expedited processing available for $100. Online filing is available.

Pennsylvania filing portal ↗
4

Appoint a registered agent in Pennsylvania

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

Ongoing compliance in Pennsylvania

Annual report
$7/year
Report due
September 30
Processing time
7-10 business days
Expedite
$100

Important to know about Pennsylvania

  • The annual report is $7 and due September 30. Older guides may state that Pennsylvania requires no annual report.

If your LLC did business in Pennsylvania before filing, check the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

  • Maintaining, defending, mediating, arbitrating, or settling an action or proceeding
  • Carrying on internal affairs, including meetings of interest holders or governors
  • Maintaining accounts at financial institutions
  • Maintaining offices or agents for the transfer, exchange, and registration of the association's securities
  • Selling through independent contractors
  • Soliciting or taking orders that must be accepted outside Pennsylvania before they become contracts
  • Creating, acquiring, or incurring obligations, debt, mortgages, or security interests in property
  • Securing or collecting debts, enforcing security interests, and holding or maintaining property acquired that way
  • Conducting an isolated transaction that is not one of a series of similar transactions
  • Doing business in interstate or foreign commerce
  • Acquiring, owning, holding, leasing as a tenant, or transferring real estate, mortgages and liens, personal property, and security interests, and nothing more
  • Doing work or providing services in good faith in response to a disaster or emergency

Under 15 Pa.C.S. Section 403. Twelve operative items; statutory paragraph (10) was deleted by amendment, so the printed numbering runs to (13). Pennsylvania puts NO time limit on the isolated-transaction carve-out and has an unusually broad property item covering leasing and fiduciary holding. Unique item: work performed in good faith in response to a disaster or emergency.

Need a registered agent in Pennsylvania?

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 Pennsylvania Secretary of State before filing.