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             State of Wisconsin                                                  FILING FEE $100.00 +
             DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS                       Please check box to request 
             Division of Corporate & Consumer Services                                               + $25.00
                                                                         Optional Expedited Service 

                      FOREIGN REGISTRATION STATEMENT 
FORM 521
Mandatory                            LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 
                                                       Sec. 183.0903, Wis. Stats.

1. Name of Foreign Limited Liability Company:

2. If the name is not distinguishable from a name that another entity has already reserved or registered
with the Department, enter a fictitious name adopted pursuant to s. 183.0906(1), Wis. Stats.:

3. Organized under the laws of (provide the state (other than Wisconsin) or the foreign country of the
foreign limited liability company’s governing law):

4. Name of the foreign limited liability company’s registered agent in Wisconsin:

5. Email address of the registered agent

6. Street address of the registered office in Wisconsin

City                                                        State                  Zip/Postal code 
                                                                    WI 

7. Street address of the principal office (may be located outside Wisconsin)

City                                                     State/Province          Country            Zip/Postal code 

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8.  Mailing address of the principal office (if different than street address)

City                                                     State/Province Country         Zip/Postal code 

9. If the foreign limited liability company’s governing law requires it to maintain an office within the
jurisdiction of its governing law, provide the street and mailing addresses of that office in the blanks
provided for items 9a and 9b below.  If the foreign limited liability company’s governing law does not
so require, leave items 9a and 9b blank.

9a.  Street address 

City                                                     State/Province Country         Zip/Postal code 

9b.  Mailing address (if different than street address) 

City                                                     State/Province Country         Zip/Postal code 

10. The above-named entity is a foreign limited liability company.

11. Prior to submitting this registration statement, did the foreign limited liability company transact
business in Wisconsin without having registered?

            
      No              Yes     If “Yes”, complete      Supplement on page 4 to determine applicable fee. 

12. This document must be signed by a person authorized by the company:

             Signature                                                         Date 

             Printed Name                                                      Title 

(Optional) This document has a delayed effective date/time of: _______________________________ 
                                                                        (up to 90 days after received date) 

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Contact Information: 

                                                                       Name 

                                                                    Mailing Address 

                                  City                                 State          Zip Code 

                                  Email Address                                       Phone Number 

INSTRUCTIONS (Refer to section 183.0903, Wis. Stats., for document content) 

Please use BLACK ink. Submit one original to State of WI-Dept. of Financial Institutions, Box 93348, 
Milwaukee WI, 53293-0348, together with a check for the filing fee of the amount calculated in the Supplement 
or $100.00 (if not required to complete the Supplement), payable to the Department of Financial Institutions. (If 
sent by express or priority U.S. mail, please mail to State of WI-Dept. of Financial Institutions, Division of 
Corporate and Consumer Services, 4822 Madison Yards Way, 4th Fl., North Tower, Madison WI, 53705.) If 
requesting optional expedited service, please check the expedited service box in the upper-right corner of the 
first page and include an additional $25.00. Filing fees are non-refundable. This document can be made 
available in alternate formats upon request to qualifying individuals with disabilities. Upon filing, the 
information in this document becomes public and might be used for purposes other than those for which it was 
originally furnished. If you have any questions, please contact the Division of Corporate & Consumer Services 
at 608-261-7577 (hearing-impaired may call 711 for TTY) or by email at                DFICorporations@dfi.wisconsin.gov .

Item 1.  Enter the name of the foreign limited liability company that is registering with the Department. 

Item 2.  The name under which the foreign limited liability company is registered in this state must be 
distinguishable on the records of the Department from other entities that are registered with the Department and 
from any name that has been reserved or registered with the Department.  You can preliminarily check the 
availability of an entity name using the Department’s corporate records database, which is publicly available 
through the Department’s website.   

If the name of the foreign limited liability company is not distinguishable on the records of the department as 
provided in s. 183.0112(2), Wis. Stats., enter a fictitious name under which the entity will do business in this 
state.  The name must contain the phrase “Limited Liability Company” or “Limited Company” or the 
abbreviation “LLC,” “LC,” or a variation of these abbreviations that differs only with respect to capitalization of 
letters or punctuation.  In addition, the word “limited” may be abbreviated as “Ltd.” and the word “company” 
may be abbreviated as “Co.” 

Item 3.  Enter the name of the jurisdiction (either a state other than Wisconsin or a foreign country) under 
whose laws the foreign limited liability company is organized. 

Items 4 & 5.  Enter the name of the limited liability company’s registered agent in this state and the email 
address of that agent.  Annual report forms, notices and other official communications are directed to the 
entity’s registered agent, so it is important to keep this information current.   

Item 6.  The entity must have a registered agent located at a registered office in Wisconsin.  The registered 
office address must be identical to the registered agent’s business office and must be an actual physical location 
with a street address, and not solely a P.O. Box, mailbox service, or telephone answering service.  Provide the 
street number and name, city and ZIP code in Wisconsin. 

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Items 7 & 8.  Enter the street address and, if different, the mailing address of the entity’s principal office. The 
entity’s principal office may be located outside Wisconsin.  

Item 9.  If the foreign limited liability company’s governing law requires it to maintain an office within the 
jurisdiction of its governing law, provide the street and mailing addresses of that office in the blanks provided 
for items 9a and 9b.  If the foreign limited liability company’s governing law does not so require, leave items 9a 
and 9b blank. 

Item 10.  This is a statement confirming that the company is a foreign limited liability company.  If the 
company is a different type of entity, do not file this form and instead visit the Department’s website to locate 
the proper form for your organization’s entity type. 

Item 11.  Indicate whether the foreign limited liability company has done business in Wisconsin prior to filing 
this foreign registration statement.  If the answer is “yes,” complete the Supplement below. Note that not all 
commercial activities within the state constitute “doing business in this state” for purposes of this question.  For 
a list of activities that do not constitute doing business in this state for purposes of this question, review s. 
183.0905, Wis. Stats.   

Item 12.  The document must be executed by one or more persons authorized by the company. 

Optional delayed effective date/time.  This document may declare a delayed effective date and time.  The 
effective date/time may not be before, or more than 90 days after, the document is received by the Department 
of Financial Institutions for filing.  If no effective date/time is specified, the document will take effect at the 
close of business on the date it is received for filing by the Department. 

                                                         SUPPLEMENT 

a. Enter a whole number equal to the number of calendar years (not including the
current year) in which the company did business in Wisconsin without having
registered with the Department, counting any partial calendar years as full years:        ________ 

b. Multiply that number by $97.50 ($65 annual report fee plus a 50 percent penalty as
provided in s. 183.0902(6), Wis. Stats.)                                                 $_________ 

c. Standard Registration Fee:                                                        + $ 100.00___

                                                                           Total filing fee:      $_________ 

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