Foreign registration · Form 0012

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

Oklahoma registers a corporation from California as a foreign corporation on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and Oklahoma each ask for

	California formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$5	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From California to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your California name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the California company can do business there.

Your California name and Oklahoma's rules

We check your exact California name against Oklahoma's records before filing.

Your Oklahoma agent and the California one

Oklahoma calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Oklahoma's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and California

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus Oklahoma comes to $184 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in California files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into California

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my California company need to register in Oklahoma?

Yes, once a California business operates there; Oklahoma registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for California corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want California's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for California and Oklahoma?

$184 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

California companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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