Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Oregon that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$10	$145 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	May 15
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Oregon to North Dakota, step by step

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

Your Oregon name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Oregon name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We search North Dakota's records for Oregon's name on file before anything is filed.

Your North Dakota agent and the Oregon one

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus North Dakota comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Oregon files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Oregon

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

Common questions: Oregon to North Dakota

Does my Oregon company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Oregon's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Oregon name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

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

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