Foreign registration · no form number

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers a corporation from Oklahoma as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Oklahoma vs Montana: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with Montana
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	oklahoma.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Oklahoma to Montana, step by step

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

Your Oklahoma name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Montana

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

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Montana

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Oklahoma

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

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Montana

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Montana?

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

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Oklahoma?

It files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees.

How do I get an Oklahoma certificate of good standing?

Oklahoma issues the Certificate of Good Standing online ($20).

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