Foreign registration · Form 0081

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, an LLC formed in North Dakota registers there on Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota vs Oklahoma: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	$20	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due	November 15	Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From North Dakota to Oklahoma, step by step

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. Oklahoma accepts it within 60 days of North Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, Oklahoma's filing goes in. Once Oklahoma approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Oklahoma

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$531

Your North Dakota name and Oklahoma's rules

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

Agents: Oklahoma and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Oklahoma

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Oklahoma comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Oklahoma

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

The other way: Oklahoma into North Dakota

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20). See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $531 in all (checkout is $312 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Oklahoma wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Oklahoma?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $25 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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