Foreign registration · Form 0012

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada vs Oklahoma: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$50	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Nevada to Oklahoma, step by step

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

Your Nevada name and Oklahoma's rules

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($10). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Oklahoma

Does my Nevada company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Oklahoma?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Oklahoma's report ($10).

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Nevada's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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