Register your existing Wyoming, Delaware, NM, or Nevada LLC to do business in a second US state. Filing prep, target-state registered agent, and compliance setup. Quote in 5 minutes via WhatsApp.
LLC owners expanding operations into a new state — opening an office, hiring employees, holding real estate, or signing local contracts. Most common: Wyoming LLC owners foreign-qualifying into California, Texas, Florida, or New York to do business there while keeping Wyoming anonymity as the domiciliary state.
Foreign qualification is the process of getting your existing LLC legally authorized to do business in a US state other than its formation state. The LLC remains domiciled in the formation state — Wyoming, Delaware, New Mexico, Nevada, or wherever — but obtains a Certificate of Authority (sometimes called Application for Registration or Certificate of Authority depending on the state) from the second state's Secretary of State, allowing it to lawfully operate, sign contracts, hire employees, and own real estate in that target state. Without foreign qualification, an LLC that meets a state's "doing business" threshold faces fines, loss of standing to sue in state courts, and potential personal liability exposure for members.
The most common foreign-qualification path runs from Wyoming (or Delaware) to California, Texas, Florida, or New York — the four largest state economies. California is the most expensive: $70 Application to Register filing fee, plus $800/year minimum franchise tax (LLC fee), plus annual Statement of Information ($20), plus our $100/year California RA. Total California foreign-qualification Y1 cost: roughly $1,090 plus our $397 service fee = $1,487, then $920/year ongoing. Texas is moderate: $750 Application for Registration ($750 is high for a one-time filing) but no income or franchise tax for most small LLCs, $100/year RA, $0 annual report. Florida is cheap: $125 Application by Foreign LLC, $138.75 annual report, $100/year RA. New York is bureaucratic: $250 Application for Authority, biennial Statement of Information $9, publication requirement in two newspapers ($1,500-$2,500 in NYC counties, less elsewhere), $100/year RA. Each state has its own surprises; we screen carefully on intake.
The anonymity calculus changes with foreign qualification. Wyoming's state-records anonymity protects member identity on Wyoming filings — that's unchanged by foreign qualification. But the target state's foreign-qualification form may require disclosures that the formation state doesn't. California requires a Statement of Information listing all managers within 90 days of foreign qualification. Texas requires a registered agent and registered office but not member/manager disclosure. Florida requires manager disclosure on the annual report. New York requires a Statement of Information every two years with manager disclosure. So while Wyoming protects you at the formation level, the target state may pull you back into partial state-records disclosure. We brief on exact disclosure requirements per state on intake — you decide whether to use a nominee manager structure in the target state to preserve anonymity, accept the disclosure, or choose a different operational structure.
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The intake is short. Five minutes, maybe ten. Below is exactly what we'll ask and why we need each piece.
Before application submitted: 100% refund minus Stripe processing fees. Cancel within 5 days of intake.
After application submitted: State filing fee non-refundable (already paid to target state). Our service fee refundable if we fail to submit within 5 business days of receiving COG — assuming delay is on our side.
If target state rejects application: Re-filing included at no extra charge. Common rejection reasons: COG too old, name conflict, missing disclosure. We correct and resubmit. State fee may need to be re-paid depending on state.
If you decide to withdraw foreign qualification later:Custom-quote withdrawal service. State withdrawal fee + our $147 typical. No partial refund of the original foreign-qualification cost.
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