Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Oregon that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon and North Carolina side by side

	Oregon formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Oregon companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Oregon name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Oregon certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

Your Oregon name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Oregon one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus North Carolina comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Oregon files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Oregon

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

Questions Oregon owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Oregon company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Carolina issues one to Oregon corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Oregon corporation in North Carolina?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Oregon's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Oregon's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and North Carolina?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Oregon companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Oregon's filings.

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