Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Oregon that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Oregon records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Oregon and South Dakota side by side

	Oregon formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$750 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Oregon companies register with South Dakota

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Oregon certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your Oregon name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Oregon issues the certificate instantly, so the South Dakota filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Oregon corporation is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Oregon to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Existence, paid to Oregon	$10
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oregon certificate included	$959

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Oregon name work for South Dakota?

If another South Dakota company uses the Oregon name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Oregon one

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Oregon

Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($100); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Oregon files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in Oregon

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

Common questions: Oregon to South Dakota

Does my Oregon company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once an Oregon business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$949 at checkout plus $10 to Oregon for the Certificate of Existence, $959 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Oregon's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oregon's report ($100) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Oregon name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Oregon name at home.

Can I form a new South Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report, and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

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