Foreign registration · Form 50

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from California as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California and Oregon side by side

	California formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$5	$275 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Oregon
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Oregon registered agent

How California companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It lists us as your Oregon registered agent, next to your California name and formation date. If Oregon wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the California company can do business there.

Your California name and Oregon's rules

We check your exact California name against Oregon's records before filing.

Your Oregon agent and the California one

Oregon calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Oregon's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in California and Oregon

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus Oregon comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Oregon

An LLC formed in California files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into California

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Oregon

Does my California company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a California business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Oregon issues one to California corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in Oregon?

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want California's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for California and Oregon?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Oregon for year one.

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

California companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside California's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in California?

It files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees.

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