Foreign registration · Form 21

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Oklahoma and Wisconsin side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	oklahoma.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due		March 31 each year after qualification
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Oklahoma to Wisconsin, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Wisconsin accepts it within 60 days of Oklahoma's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 21
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, Wisconsin's filing goes in. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to Wisconsin

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

Wisconsin's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Oklahoma name work for Wisconsin?

We search Wisconsin's records for Oklahoma's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Wisconsin and Oklahoma

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Wisconsin wants the Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($65). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Oklahoma

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

Common questions: Oklahoma to Wisconsin

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once an Oklahoma business operates there; Wisconsin does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$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: Wisconsin wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Wisconsin's report ($65).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

Wisconsin can charge an Oklahoma company up to $65 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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