Foreign registration · Form 50

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Dakota and Oregon each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$20	$275 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Oregon
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	August 1	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Oregon

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Oregon?

We search Oregon's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Oregon and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Oregon and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Oregon comes to $449 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Oregon

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Oregon

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a North Dakota 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 North Dakota corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Oregon registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Oregon?

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

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

What does an Oregon company file to register in North Dakota?

It files North Dakota's registration with $145 in state fees.

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