Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Oregon registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon and Delaware side by side

	Oregon formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$10	$245 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	June 30
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Delaware

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

Will your Oregon name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Oregon one

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Delaware comes to $374 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Delaware

An LLC formed in Oregon files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Oregon

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

Common questions: Oregon to Delaware

Does my Oregon company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Oregon corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Oregon's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Delaware?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Oregon registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Oregon companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Oregon's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Oregon?

It files Form 50 with $275 in state fees.

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