Foreign registration · Form 21

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

To do business in Wisconsin, a corporation formed in Oregon registers there on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon and Wisconsin side by side

	Oregon formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	March 31 each year after qualification
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Oregon to Wisconsin, step by step

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Ordered from Oregon on filing day, it easily meets Wisconsin's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 21
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your Oregon name and formation date and the certificate attached. Oregon issues the certificate instantly, so the Wisconsin filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Oregon corporation is registered with Wisconsin.

Wisconsin costs for Oregon companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Oregon	$10
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oregon certificate included	$309

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

Your Oregon name and Wisconsin's rules

We search Wisconsin's records for Oregon's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Wisconsin agent and the Oregon one

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Wisconsin comes to $314 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Oregon files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Oregon

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

Common questions: Oregon to Wisconsin

Does my Oregon company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once an Oregon business operates there; Wisconsin does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Oregon for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Wisconsin?

$314 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $65 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

Wisconsin can charge an Oregon company up to $65 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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