Foreign registration · Form 50

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in Oregon files Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Hampshire vs Oregon: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$5	$275 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Oregon
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	April 1	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Oregon

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

Your New Hampshire name and Oregon's rules

We search Oregon's records for New Hampshire's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Oregon and New Hampshire

New Hampshire and Oregon both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Hampshire; ours takes Oregon's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Oregon

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Oregon comes to $524 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Oregon

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Oregon

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire corporations once the form is approved.

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Oregon?

$524 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

What does an Oregon company file to register in New Hampshire?

It files Form 40 with $102 in state fees.

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