Foreign registration · Form 0012

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Virginia and Oklahoma each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$6	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due		On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Will your Virginia name work for Oklahoma?

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Oklahoma comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Oklahoma

Does my Virginia company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Oklahoma?

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

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Virginia 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 Virginia registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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