Foreign registration · no form number

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Oklahoma and Connecticut each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$385 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due		Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Oklahoma to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Oklahoma certificate, it is ordered first. Once Connecticut approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

Your Oklahoma name and Connecticut's rules

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

Agents: Connecticut and Oklahoma

Oklahoma and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Oklahoma's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Connecticut

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($435). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Connecticut

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Oklahoma corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Connecticut's report ($435).

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Oklahoma's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Oklahoma?

It files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees.

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