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Choosing a Wyoming Registered Agent
Before filing your Articles of Organization with the Wyoming Business Division, you need to select a Registered Agent for your Wyoming LLC.
What is a Registered Agent in the state of Wyoming?
A Wyoming Registered Agent is a person or Wyoming company that agrees to accept legal documents on behalf of your LLC in case your business gets involved in a lawsuit. These legal documents are more specifically known as Service of Process and this can include items like complaints, summons, and subpoenas.
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Is a Registered Agent required in Wyoming?
Yes, a Registered Agent is required in Wyoming.
In short, this is how the courts and the legal system work. They need to know that there is a reliable street address in Wyoming where important documents can be delivered during normal business hours. This allows the delivery of these documents to be tracked (similar to Certified Mail Return Receipt).
In most states, a Registered Agent will also serve as a general point of contact for receiving business and tax notices, annual report reminders, and other documents. However, most correspondence from the Wyoming Secretary of State is now sent by email.
What are the requirements for a Wyoming Registered Agent?
All Wyoming Registered Agents must have a street address in Wyoming. PO Boxes aren’t allowed.
Wyoming Registered Agents should also be available during normal business hours (9am – 5pm), Monday through Friday, in case Service of Process for your LLC arrives and someone needs to sign for it.
Who can be my LLC’s Registered Agent in Wyoming?
You have 3 options for who can be your Registered Agent in Wyoming:
- You can be your LLC’s Registered Agent.
- A friend or family member can be your LLC’s Registered Agent.
- You can hire a Wyoming Registered Agent Service (also called a Commercial Registered Agent).
How do I know which Registered Agent to choose?
If your Wyoming Registered Agent is going to be an individual (you, a friend, or a family member), that individual must:
- have a street address in the state
- be available at that address during business hours
- be a resident of Wyoming
- be at least 18 years of age
- be comfortable with their address being public record
If you meet all 5 of these criteria, you can serve as your LLC’s Registered Agent.
If you don’t have a street address in Wyoming, but a friend or family member does, you can use their address. They’ll need to agree to be the Registered Agent, have a street address in Wyoming, be a resident of the state, be available during business hours, and be at least 18 years of age. They’ll also need to be comfortable having their address be public record.
If you don’t have a street address in Wyoming or you don’t have a friend or family member’s address you can use (or you prefer not to), you can hire a Wyoming Registered Agent Service.
Wyoming Registered Agent Service
A Wyoming Registered Agent Service is a company that specializes in receiving Service of Process on behalf of your LLC.
Once hired, they will forward any Service of Process they receive, and then forward it to you by mail at any address you’d like. Most Registered Agent Services these days will actually email your documents for faster delivery – or upload them to an online account.
Most Wyoming Registered Agent Services charge between $100 and $300 per year.
If you need to hire a Registered Agent in Wyoming, we recommend: Northwest Registered Agent ($125 per year).
Why we recommend Northwest Registered Agent
Northwest Registered Agent is our personal recommendation (and the Registered Agent Service we use ourselves) because they’ve been in business for over 20 years, have great customer service, and they let you use their business address in your entire LLC filing in order to keep your address private and off of public record.
How to keep your address off public records:
Many filers in Wyoming start businesses from their home. For this reason, it’s important to know that all addresses that are on your LLC’s Articles of Organization get listed on public record and may appear in google searches.
If you were thinking of using your home address, but would rather keep it off public records, you can hire a Registered Agent in Wyoming that will allow you to use their address throughout your Articles of Organization.
Northwest Registered Agent provides this unique service at no additional cost. They offer Registered Agent services for $125 per year and they’ll let you use their business address throughout your Articles of Organization.
Any official mail or legal notices sent to your Wyoming Registered Agent will be scanned by them and uploaded into your online account.
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If you need to hire a Wyoming Registered Agent Service, please do so before going to the next step. You’ll need their complete company name and Registered Office address in order to list them in your Articles of Organization.
Once you choose your Wyoming LLC’s Registered Agent, you can go to the next guide: Wyoming Articles of Organization.
Wyoming Registered Agent FAQs
How much does a Registered Agent in Wyoming cost?
Wyoming Registered Agents cost between $100 to $300 per year if you hire a Registered Agent Service.
That said, you can save money by being your LLC’s Registered Agent (as long as you have a street address in the state).
Do I need a physical address for an LLC in Wyoming?
No, your LLC doesn’t have to have a physical street address for your Principal Office address.
This address can be:
- a home address
- a friend or family member’s address
- your Registered Agent’s address (if they allow it)
- a virtual office address
- a mailbox rental address
However, all Wyoming Registered Agents must have a Wyoming street address. And you must list that street address as your Registered Agent’s address on your LLC Articles of Organization.
If you don’t have access to a street address in the state, you can hire one of the few Wyoming Registered Agent Services that do – like Northwest Registered Agent.
Can a family member be a Registered Agent in Wyoming?
Yes, a family member can be your Registered Agent in Wyoming, if they meet the legal requirements.
To be your Registered Agent, your family member must have a physical address in Wyoming. (PO Boxes aren’t allowed). And they must be available at that address during normal business hours.
How do I find a Registered Agent in Wyoming?
While you can google various different Registered Agents and check on their pricing, here is a list of some of the most popular Registered Agent Services and their fees:
- Northwest Registered Agent is $125 per year
- Our #1 recommendation for privacy
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- ZenBusiness is $199 per year
- MyCompanyWorks is $99 per year
- Harbor Compliance is $99 per year
- IncFile is $119 per year
- Rocket Lawyer is $250 per year
- LegalZoom is $249 per year
To learn more about how these companies compare to each other, check out Best Registered Agent Service in Wyoming.
Note: If you want to save money, you can be your LLC’s Registered Agent in Wyoming.
How long does an LLC take in Wyoming?
How long it takes to get an LLC in Wyoming depends on how you file the initial paperwork (called the LLC Articles of Organization).
| Normal LLC processing time: | Expedited LLC: | |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming LLC by mail: | 10-15 business days (plus mail time) | Not available |
| Wyoming LLC online: | immediately | Not available |
If you file online, you can download a copy of your approved Articles of Organization immediately, too.
If you want to save time, you can hire an LLC formation service to form your Wyoming LLC. Northwest Registered Agent offers both Wyoming Registered Agent Services and formation services.
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References
Wyoming LLC Act: Section 17-28-101
Wyoming Secretary of State: Registered Agents & Offices FAQs
Wyoming Secretary of State: Commercial Registered Agents (CRA)
Wyoming Secretary of State: Wyoming Commercial Registered Agents
Wyoming Secretary of State: How to Find (or Become) a Registered Agent
Matt holds a Bachelor's Degree in business from Drexel University with a concentration in business law. He performs extensive research and analysis to convert state laws into simple instructions anyone can follow to form their LLC - all for free! Read more about Matt Horwitz and LLC University.
I am from Pakistan I want open in LLc in USA please told me details and information
Hi Saleem, as a non-US resident, if you no physical presence in the US, you can choose any state you’d like to form the LLC. You can find our LLC guides here: how to form an LLC. Also, we have more information for non-US residents here:
Hi,
Once a LLC is formed and EIN is obtained, Will the registered agent will be used as a representative of company to open a bank account. Especially if it is online business and the owner is from a foreign country. We need to open a bank account for receiving payments of the online transactions. Let me know what is the procedure for opening a bank account once we get LLC and EIN
Hi Amar, no, the Registered Agent cannot open a bank account for you. We have details about banking for foreigners here: non-US resident opening US LLC bank account. Hope that helps.
Dear Matt,
Thank you for your reply the other day.
I already form LLC in northwest. I use their address as I have no friend/family in Wyoming.
Pls help see if i am correct. All legal documents from state would send mail directly to registered agent so I should pay for registered agent services to get the mails (both e-mail & physical mails), use of their address each year for annual report etc..
Thanks!
Hi Portia, I don’t fully understand your question. Documents sent from the state would be scanned by Northwest Registered Agent and uploaded into your online account. Legal documents (service of process, notice, demand) would only be sent if your company were involved in a lawsuit. Hope that helps.