Foreign registration · no form number

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Oklahoma vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$20	$245 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	oklahoma.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due		June 30
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Delaware

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date. If Delaware wants the Oklahoma certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Oklahoma corporation is registered with Delaware.

Your Oklahoma name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Delaware wants the Foreign Corporation Annual Report every year ($125). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Delaware

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Oklahoma

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

Common questions: Oklahoma to Delaware

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Delaware's report ($125).

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

What does a Delaware company file to register in Oklahoma?

It files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees.

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