Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers a corporation from Oregon as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon vs Washington: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed online with Washington
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Washington

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Oregon certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Oregon name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Oregon delays the Washington filing. Once Washington approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oregon to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Oregon	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oregon certificate included	$409

Your Oregon name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Oregon

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Washington

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Washington comes to $319 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Washington

An LLC formed in Oregon files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Oregon

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

Common questions: Oregon to Washington

Does my Oregon company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Oregon corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Oregon for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Washington?

$319 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Oregon companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Oregon's filings.

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