Foreign registration · Form 110

California LLC Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, an LLC formed in California registers there on Form 110, with $275 in state fees. Oregon waives the California Certificate of Status when it can search those records online for free. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

California vs Oregon: the paperwork

	California formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form 110, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$275 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Oregon
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	Anniversary of the foreign LLC's Oregon registration, every year
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Oregon registered agent

From California to Oregon, step by step

Have the California registry number ready
The state checks California's online records instead of a paper certificate when that search is free; otherwise a Certificate of Status goes in with the filing.
We prepare and file Form 110
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your California name and formation date. Nothing has to come from California first, so the Oregon filing can go in right away. After approval, your California LLC is registered with Oregon.

Your California name and Oregon's rules

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

Your Oregon agent and the California one

Oregon calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Oregon's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Oregon and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($275). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Oregon

A corporation formed in California files Form 50 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Oregon into California

An LLC formed in Oregon that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Oregon

Does my California company need to register in Oregon?

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

How much does it cost to register a California LLC in Oregon?

$474 at checkout, with nothing to pay California.

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Not when Oregon can search those records online for free; the application then uses your registry number.

What are the yearly costs for California and Oregon?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Oregon's report ($275).

What if I don't register with Oregon?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Oregon for year one.

Can I form a new Oregon LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

California companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Amendment/Withdrawal ($275); until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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