Foreign registration · Form 50

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from Washington as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Washington and Oregon side by side

	Washington formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$20	$275 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How Washington companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It lists us as your Oregon registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Washington certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

Your Washington name and Oregon's rules

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

Agents: Oregon and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Oregon and Washington

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Oregon comes to $494 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Oregon

An LLC formed in Washington files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into Washington

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Oregon

Does my Washington company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Washington 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 Washington corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Oregon registration cost?

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Washington's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Oregon?

$494 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

What does an Oregon company file to register in Washington?

It files Washington's registration with $200 in state fees, plus Oregon's good standing certificate.

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