Foreign registration · no form number

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Oklahoma vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	oklahoma.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Oklahoma to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Oklahoma certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$319

Your Oklahoma name and New Jersey's rules

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Oklahoma company. We check your exact Oklahoma name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and New Jersey

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Oklahoma

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

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for Oklahoma corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma corporation in New Jersey?

$299 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and New Jersey?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge an Oklahoma company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Oklahoma name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Oklahoma name at home.

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

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