Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 0012

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Rhode Island and Oklahoma each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$22	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	May 1	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Rhode Island certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Your Rhode Island name and Oklahoma's rules

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Rhode Island

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Oklahoma comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Oklahoma

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Oklahoma?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Oklahoma registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Rhode Island corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Rhode Island corporation in Oklahoma?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Oklahoma?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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