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Foreign registration · Form 0081

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, an LLC formed in Minnesota registers there on Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota and Oklahoma side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	$5	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due	December 31	Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Oklahoma

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Oklahoma's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the Oklahoma filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with Oklahoma.

First-year cost, Minnesota to Oklahoma

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$516

Will your Minnesota name work for Oklahoma?

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Minnesota

Minnesota and Oklahoma both call it a registered agent. Oklahoma papers come to us; Minnesota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Oklahoma comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form 0012 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Oklahoma certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Oklahoma

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

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

$511 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $516 in all (checkout is $312 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Oklahoma wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Oklahoma?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $25 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

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

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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