South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form 0081

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

Oklahoma registers an LLC from South Carolina as a foreign LLC on Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also asks for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What South Carolina and Oklahoma each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	$10	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due		Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From South Carolina to Oklahoma, step by step

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. Oklahoma counts 60 days from the day South Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Oklahoma's filing goes in. Once Oklahoma approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Carolina to Oklahoma

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$521

Will your South Carolina name work for Oklahoma?

We search Oklahoma's records for South Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Oklahoma agent and the South Carolina one

Oklahoma calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Oklahoma papers come to us; South Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Oklahoma

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Oklahoma

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form 0012 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Oklahoma?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Oklahoma law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $521 in all (checkout is $312 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Oklahoma wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Oklahoma?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Oklahoma's report ($25).

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A South Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal (Foreign Limited Liability Company) ($100); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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