Colorado

Foreign registration · Form 0081

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Oklahoma: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	No fee	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Colorado to Oklahoma, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Oklahoma only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Oklahoma filing. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to Oklahoma

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$511

Will your Colorado name work for Oklahoma?

We check your exact Colorado name against Oklahoma's records before filing.

Your Oklahoma agent and the Colorado one

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Oklahoma

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Oklahoma comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form 0012 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Colorado

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Oklahoma certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Colorado company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Oklahoma?

$511 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Oklahoma wants it (free), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Oklahoma?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $25 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Colorado companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal (Foreign Limited Liability Company) ($100); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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