Foreign registration · Form 0081

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, an LLC formed in South Dakota registers there on Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Dakota and Oklahoma each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	$20	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From South Dakota to Oklahoma, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. Oklahoma accepts it within 60 days of South Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Oklahoma's filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with Oklahoma.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Oklahoma

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$531

Will your South Dakota name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the South Dakota one

South Dakota and Oklahoma both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for South Dakota; ours takes Oklahoma's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Oklahoma comes to $229 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Oklahoma

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

The other way: Oklahoma into South Dakota

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Oklahoma

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Oklahoma?

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $531 in all (checkout is $312 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Oklahoma?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $25 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

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

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma LLC instead?

Yes, but South Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26), and the original keeps South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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