Foreign registration · Form CF-1

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, a corporation formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Oklahoma vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due		July 1 each year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Oklahoma to West Virginia, step by step

We prepare and file Form CF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date. If West Virginia wants the Oklahoma certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Oklahoma corporation is registered with West Virginia.

Will your Oklahoma name work for West Virginia?

If another West Virginia company uses the Oklahoma name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Oklahoma's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: West Virginia and Oklahoma

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Oklahoma says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Oklahoma; ours takes West Virginia's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Oklahoma

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

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to West Virginia

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Oklahoma

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

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma corporation in West Virginia?

$300 at checkout; West Virginia may also want Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, plus time for Oklahoma's certificate if West Virginia asks for it. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia 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 West Virginia corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Oklahoma's filings.

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