Wisconsin Foreign qualification

A foreign limited liability company may not do business in this state until it registers with the department under this subchapter.

A foreign limited liability company may not do business in this state until it registers with the department under this subchapter.

183.0902(1)(1) A foreign limited liability company may not do business in this state until it registers with the department under this subchapter.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Cannot maintain an action until registered. Owes fees and charges for each year or part of a year, plus 50% of that amount or $5,000, whichever is less.

Cannot maintain an action until registered. Owes fees and charges for each year or part of a year, plus 50% of that amount or $5,000, whichever is less.

183.0902(2)(2) A foreign limited liability company doing business in this state may not maintain an action or proceeding in this state unless it has registered to do business in this state. … 183.0902(6)(a)(a) A foreign limited liability company that does business in this state without registering to do business in this state is liable to this state, for each year or any part of a year during which it did business in this state without registration, in an amount equal to all of the following: 183.0902(6)(a)1.1. All fees and other charges that would have been imposed by this chapter on the foreign limited liability company had it properly filed a foreign registration statement as required by this section and thereafter filed all reports required by this chapter. 183.0902(6)(a)2.2. Fifty percent of the amount owed under subd. 1. or $5,000, whichever is less.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Foreign registration statement listing the company name, foreign-LLC status, governing jurisdiction, principal and required home-office addresses, and Wisconsin registered-office and agent details.

Foreign registration statement listing the company name, foreign-LLC status, governing jurisdiction, principal and required home-office addresses, and Wisconsin registered-office and agent details.

183.0903183.0903 Foreign registration statement. To register to do business in this state, a foreign limited liability company must deliver a foreign registration statement to the department for filing. The statement must state all of the following: 183.0903(1)(1) The name of the company and, if the name does not comply with s. 183.0112, a fictitious name adopted pursuant to s. 183.0906 (1). 183.0903(2)(2) That the company is a foreign limited liability company. 183.0903(3)(3) The jurisdiction of the company’s governing law. 183.0903(4)(4) The street and mailing addresses of the company’s principal office and, if the company’s governing law requires the company to maintain an office in the jurisdiction of such governing law, the street and mailing addresses of the required office. 183.0903(5)(5) The address of the company’s registered office in this state and the name and e-mail address of its registered agent at that office.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

$100

$100

183.0122(2)(a)13.13. Foreign registration statement, $100.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Cannot maintain a Wisconsin court proceeding until authorized; owes back fees and charges plus the lesser of 50% of those amounts or $5,000, payable before authority is issued.

Cannot maintain a Wisconsin court proceeding until authorized; owes back fees and charges plus the lesser of 50% of those amounts or $5,000, payable before authority is issued.

180.1502(1)(1) A foreign corporation transacting business in this state without a certificate of authority, if a certificate of authority is required under s. 180.1501, may not maintain a proceeding in any court in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority. … 180.1502(5)(a)(a) A foreign corporation that transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority, if a certificate of authority is required under s. 180.1501, is liable to this state, for each year or any part of a year during which it transacted business in this state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all of the following: 180.1502(5)(a)1.1. All fees and other charges that would have been imposed by this chapter on the foreign corporation had it duly applied for and received a certificate of authority to transact business in this state as required by s. 180.1501 and thereafter filed all reports required by this chapter. 180.1502(5)(a)2.2. Fifty percent of the amount owed under subd. 1. or $5,000, whichever is less. 180.1502(5)(b)(b) The foreign corporation shall pay the amount owed under par. (a) to the department, and the department may not issue a certificate of authority to the foreign corporation until the amount owed is paid. The attorney general may enforce a foreign corporation’s obligation to pay to the department any amount owed under this subsection.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Application for certificate of authority with authenticated home-jurisdiction certificate of status or equivalent dated no earlier than 60 days before delivery.

Application for certificate of authority with authenticated home-jurisdiction certificate of status or equivalent dated no earlier than 60 days before delivery.

180.1503(1)(1) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the department for filing. The application shall set forth all of the following: … 180.1503(2)(2) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of status, or similar document, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated. The certificate shall be dated no earlier than 60 days before its delivery.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Before transacting business in Wisconsin.

Before transacting business in Wisconsin.

180.1501(1)(1) A foreign corporation may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the department.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

$100

$100

180.0122(1m)(u)(u) Application for certificate of authority, $100, and, unless the application is made by a qualified new business venture, $3 for every $1,000 or fraction thereof of the foreign corporation’s capital exceeding $60,000 employed or to be employed in this state, computed as provided in s. 180.1503, as shown by the application.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Base application fee: $100. Unless the applicant is a qualified new business venture, add $3 per $1,000 or fraction of Wisconsin capital exceeding $60,000, computed under Section 180.1503.

Base application fee: $100. Unless the applicant is a qualified new business venture, add $3 per $1,000 or fraction of Wisconsin capital exceeding $60,000, computed under Section 180.1503.

180.0122(1m)(u)(u) Application for certificate of authority, $100, and, unless the application is made by a qualified new business venture, $3 for every $1,000 or fraction thereof of the foreign corporation’s capital exceeding $60,000 employed or to be employed in this state, computed as provided in s. 180.1503, as shown by the application.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026