Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

To do business in Iowa, an LLC formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Oklahoma and Iowa each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

From Oklahoma to Iowa, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. Iowa accepts it within 90 days of Oklahoma's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa registered agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, Iowa's filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma LLC is registered with Iowa.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to Iowa

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of Iowa registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$319

Iowa's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Oklahoma name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Oklahoma company. We search Iowa's records for Oklahoma's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Iowa agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Iowa

Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($26); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Iowa

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Iowa company in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Iowa

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Iowa?

Yes, once an Oklahoma business operates there; Iowa law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma LLC in Iowa?

$299 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Iowa wants it ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oklahoma's report ($26) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

An Oklahoma company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

Yes: the Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Iowa for year one.

Will Iowa accept my Oklahoma name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Oklahoma name at home.

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Oklahoma's Annual Certificate.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Oklahoma's filings.

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