South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Oklahoma records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Oklahoma and South Carolina side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$110 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	oklahoma.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	No annual report
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Oklahoma to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina accepts it within 30 days of Oklahoma's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma LLC is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for Oklahoma companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$329

Your Oklahoma name and South Carolina's rules

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Carolina agent and the Oklahoma one

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Oklahoma says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Oklahoma; ours takes South Carolina's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and South Carolina

Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($26); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to South Carolina

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($20), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Oklahoma's report ($26) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no South Carolina yearly report, and the original keeps Oklahoma's Annual Certificate.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Cancellation of Authority to Transact Business; until then, both the South Carolina registration and Oklahoma's filings stay in place.

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