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Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

To do business in South Dakota, an LLC formed in Oklahoma registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Oklahoma and South Dakota each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$750 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Oklahoma to South Dakota, 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 Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Oklahoma certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the South Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma LLC is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$969

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

Will your Oklahoma name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your Oklahoma name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Oklahoma name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Oklahoma company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Oklahoma

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oklahoma plus South Dakota comes to $230 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Oklahoma

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in South Dakota?

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

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

$949 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $969 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($20), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and South Dakota?

$230 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to Oklahoma and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Oklahoma's Annual Certificate.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Oklahoma's filings.

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