Foreign registration · Form 50

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from Connecticut as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut and Oregon side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$80	$275 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From Connecticut to Oregon, step by step

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Connecticut certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Connecticut corporation is registered with Oregon.

Your Connecticut name and Oregon's rules

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

Agents: Oregon and Connecticut

Connecticut and Oregon both call it a registered agent. Oregon papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Oregon comes to $574 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Oregon

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into Connecticut

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Oregon

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Connecticut 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 Connecticut corporations once the form is approved.

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Oregon?

$574 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Oregon for year one.

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

What does an Oregon company file to register in Connecticut?

It files Connecticut's registration with $385 in state fees.

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