Foreign registration · no form number

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers a corporation from Oklahoma as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oklahoma and North Dakota side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$20	$145 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		May 15
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with North Dakota

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

Will your Oklahoma name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Oklahoma name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact Oklahoma name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Oklahoma

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

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and North Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and North Dakota's report ($25).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Oklahoma name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

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