Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 50

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Rhode Island and Oregon each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$22	$275 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	May 1	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From Rhode Island to Oregon, step by step

We prepare and file Form 50
It lists us as your Oregon registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Rhode Island certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Oregon.

Your Rhode Island name and Oregon's rules

We check your exact Rhode Island name against Oregon's records before filing.

Your Oregon agent and the Rhode Island one

Oregon calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Oregon papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Oregon comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Oregon

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Oregon

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oregon registration cost?

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Oregon?

$474 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Oregon for year one.

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in Rhode Island?

It files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus Oregon's good standing certificate.

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