Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 560

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers a corporation from Oklahoma as a foreign corporation on Form CSCL/CD 560, with $60 in state fees. Michigan may ask for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Oklahoma and Michigan each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 560, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Michigan (Foreign Corporations)
State fee	$20	$60 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	michigan.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year
Due		May 15
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Oklahoma to Michigan, step by step

We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 560
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date. If Michigan wants the Oklahoma certificate, it is ordered first. Once Michigan approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

Will your Oklahoma name work for Michigan?

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

Your Michigan agent and the Oklahoma one

Michigan calls it a resident agent; Oklahoma says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Oklahoma; ours takes Michigan's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Michigan and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Michigan wants the Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Michigan

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form CSCL/CD 760 with Michigan ($50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Michigan into Oklahoma

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

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Michigan

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Michigan?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Michigan issues one to Oklahoma corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Michigan registration cost?

$259 at checkout; Michigan may also want Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Michigan?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Michigan's report ($25).

What if I don't register with Michigan?

An Oklahoma company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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