Foreign registration · Form 0012

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Georgia registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia and Oklahoma side by side

	Georgia formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$10	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	April 1	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Georgia certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Georgia corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Your Georgia name and Oklahoma's rules

We search Oklahoma's records for Georgia's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Oklahoma and Georgia

Georgia and Oklahoma both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Georgia; ours takes Oklahoma's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Oklahoma comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Georgia company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Georgia corporation in Oklahoma?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Oklahoma?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Georgia 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 Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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