Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Oklahoma records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Oklahoma and Rhode Island side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Oklahoma certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$538

Your Oklahoma name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Oklahoma company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Rhode Island

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Oklahoma

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

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once an Oklahoma business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $538 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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