Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from Oregon as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Oregon records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Oregon and Connecticut each ask for

	Oregon formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$385 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Oregon to Connecticut, step by step

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

Will your Oregon name work for Connecticut?

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

Agents: Connecticut and Oregon

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Connecticut comes to $684 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Oregon files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Oregon

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Oregon owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Oregon company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once an Oregon business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Oregon corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Oregon's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Connecticut?

$684 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Oregon companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Oregon's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Oregon?

It files Form 50 with $275 in state fees.

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