Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Oklahoma vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	May 1
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island counts 60 days from the day Oklahoma issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$375

Your Oklahoma name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Oklahoma company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Oklahoma one

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Oklahoma says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Oklahoma's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Oklahoma plus Rhode Island comes to $225 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Rhode Island

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

$355 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $375 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Rhode Island?

$225 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $26 to Oklahoma and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Oklahoma's Annual Certificate.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Oklahoma's filings.

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