New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form 50

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico and Oregon side by side

	New Mexico formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$50	$275 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Oregon
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From New Mexico to Oregon, step by step

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

Will your New Mexico name work for Oregon?

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

Agents: Oregon and New Mexico

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Oregon

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($275). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Oregon

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Oregon

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Oregon?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Oregon?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Oregon's report ($275).

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

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

It files New Mexico's registration with $200 in state fees.

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