Foreign registration · Form 0081

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky and Oklahoma side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	$10	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Kentucky to Oklahoma, step by step

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. Oklahoma counts 60 days from the day Kentucky issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Oklahoma's filing goes in. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Oklahoma

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$521

Your Kentucky name and Oklahoma's rules

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Kentucky

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Oklahoma comes to $189 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Kentucky files Form 0012 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Kentucky

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Oklahoma certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

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

$511 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $521 in all (checkout is $312 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Oklahoma wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Oklahoma?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $25 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

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

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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