Foreign registration · Form 40

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

To do business in New Hampshire, a corporation formed in Oregon registers there on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	April 1
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Oregon to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form 40
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your Oregon name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the Oregon certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Hampshire approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

Your Oregon name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Oregon

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus New Hampshire comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Oregon files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Oregon

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

Common questions: Oregon to New Hampshire

Does my Oregon company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New Hampshire issues one to Oregon corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want Oregon's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and New Hampshire?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

An Oregon company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Oregon companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal of a For-Profit Foreign Corporation; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside Oregon's filings.

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