Form a Wyoming LLC from Norway — Invoice US Clients in USD

Norway's economy sits at the intersection of energy, maritime tech, gaming (Funcom, Krillbite) and a booming remote-consultancy sector. Whether you run a Bergen-based Shopify agency or a Trondheim ML studio, the moment your revenue tilts to US customers, the friction of invoicing them from an aksjeselskap (AS) or an enkeltpersonforetak becomes painfully visible: SWIFT wire fees, NOK/USD spread, W-8BEN-E paperwork, and US enterprise procurement teams asking for a domestic tax ID.

A Wyoming LLC solves that operational layer without touching your Norwegian entity. You get a US EIN, a US business bank account (Mercury, Relay, Wise Business), full Stripe US, PayPal US and a clean W-9 for US enterprise AP systems. Your AS remains your Norwegian holding or operating entity. We file the Wyoming LLC in 48 hours with registered agent, operating agreement and state fees included.

Wyoming is the right US state for Norwegian owners: no state income tax, no public member registry, the strongest LLC charging-order protection in the country, and materially lower annual overhead than a Delaware C-Corp. Norway's Brønnøysundregistrene is transparent by design domestically — Wyoming adds a lean, anonymous US layer for cross-border revenue only.

Owning a foreign entity as a Norwegian tax resident is perfectly legal. Norway taxes worldwide income, so distributions from the LLC and any imputed CFC (NOKUS) income must be reported to Skatteetaten. A Norwegian cross-border tax adviser will confirm your exact filing profile — but for the vast majority of solo founders and small teams, the Stripe US, Mercury and W-9 wins clearly outweigh the added compliance layer.

register wyoming llc — Norway

Most Norwegian operators run either an aksjeselskap (AS, minimum NOK 30 000 share capital) or a sole-proprietor enkeltpersonforetak. Both are fine for domestic and EEA revenue, but neither gives you a US bank account, Stripe US or a W-9 the way a Wyoming LLC does.

The practical stack for a Norwegian founder with mixed revenue is: keep the AS for Norwegian and EEA contracts where Norwegian corporate tax and holding-company rules are optimal, and add the Wyoming LLC as the entity contracting with US clients. Distributions flow to you personally or to the AS, with foreign-tax credits and dividend treatment applied as advised by your Norwegian revisor.

For solo consultants with 80%+ US revenue, a Wyoming-only setup plus a light enkeltpersonforetak or dormant AS for residual Norwegian income is often the leanest option. Get in touch — we can introduce you to an Oslo or Bergen cross-border tax adviser familiar with US pass-throughs.

1. Name check. Same-day Wyoming Secretary of State availability check. Must end in "LLC" or "L.L.C."

2. Registered Agent + Wyoming address. You do not need a US address. We are your licensed Wyoming Registered Agent.

3. Articles of Organization. Filed within 24 business hours with an official Wyoming Filing ID.

4. Custom Operating Agreement. Required by Mercury and Relay. Drafted in English for single-member Norwegian owners.

5. EIN without SSN or fødselsnummer. Applied for via IRS Form SS-4 international processing. Standard IRS timing is 24–72 hours for international applicants.

6. US bank account. Warm introductions to Mercury, Relay or Wise Business. Fully remote from anywhere in Norway.

7. Annual compliance. Wyoming Annual Report, Form 5472 + 1120 by April 15. Handled in our BASIC + IRS Filings annual plan.