Foreign registration · Form 972

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers an LLC from Oklahoma as a foreign LLC on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Oklahoma and Louisiana each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Louisiana

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Louisiana counts 90 days from the day Oklahoma issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the Louisiana filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma LLC is registered with Louisiana.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$409

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

Will your Oklahoma name work for Louisiana?

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

Agents: Louisiana and Oklahoma

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Oklahoma

Each year your LLC files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oklahoma plus Louisiana comes to $210 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Louisiana

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Oklahoma business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$389 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $409 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Louisiana?

$210 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to Oklahoma and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Oklahoma company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Oklahoma's Annual Certificate.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Oklahoma?

It files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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