Form a Wyoming LLC from Saint Martin — Access Stripe US, Mercury and USD Rails

Saint Martin is a unique dual-jurisdiction island — French Collectivité on the north (Marigot, Grand Case) and Dutch Sint Maarten on the south (Philipsburg, Simpson Bay). Both sides depend heavily on US visitor spend, US-dollar charter revenue and cross-border e-commerce, but local banking rails are limited and Stripe is not natively available for either side of the island.

A Wyoming LLC gives Saint Martin founders a US legal identity: US EIN, US bank account (Mercury, Relay, Wise Business), full Stripe US, PayPal US and clean W-9 onboarding into US booking platforms, OTAs and enterprise clients. Our team can file your Wyoming LLC in 48 hours with registered agent and operating agreement included.

Wyoming costs with minimal state overhead, publishes no member names, has zero state income tax and offers the strongest US charging-order protection. No relocation, no US visa, and your existing SARL, EURL or NV/BV on the island stays exactly as it is for local operations.

Owning a foreign entity as a Saint Martin (French side) or Sint Maarten (Dutch side) resident is entirely legal. LLC distributions received personally are declared to your side's tax authority under standard foreign-income rules — a common structure for charter operators and villa managers already serving US guests.

form a wyoming llc — Saint Martin

Most operators on the island run either a French-side SARL/EURL or a Dutch-side NV/BV. Both work well for local hospitality, charter and real-estate operations. Neither, however, gives you native Stripe US, Mercury or W-9 vendor onboarding with mainland US platforms.

The Wyoming LLC sits alongside your local entity. Common pattern: keep the SARL / NV for on-island operations, staff and local invoicing, and route US-guest bookings, US charter clients or US e-commerce revenue through the Wyoming LLC. Distributions flow to you personally and are declared under your side's personal income rules.

For fully digital or fully US-facing operators, a Wyoming-only setup is often the cleanest option. Talk to us — we can walk you through both the French-side and Dutch-side reporting angles.

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

2. Registered Agent + Wyoming address. No US address required. We are your licensed Wyoming Registered Agent — included in every package.

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 for single-member Saint Martin / Sint Maarten owners.

5. EIN without SSN. Applied for on IRS Form SS-4 via international processing. Standard IRS timing is 48–72 hours for international applicants.

6. US bank account. Warm introductions to Mercury, Relay or Wise Business with pre-vetted documentation. Fully remote from Marigot or Philipsburg.

7. Annual compliance. Wyoming Annual Report, agent renewal, Form 5472 + 1120 to the IRS by April 15. All handled inside our BASIC + IRS Filings annual plan.