Foreign registration · Form 0012

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in North Dakota registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota and Oklahoma side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$20	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	August 1	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From North Dakota to Oklahoma, step by step

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the North Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Oklahoma comes to $184 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Oklahoma

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Oklahoma?

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

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

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

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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