Foreign registration · Form 635_0010

Oregon LLC Foreign Registration in Iowa

An LLC formed in Oregon that wants to do business in Iowa files Form 635_0010, with $100 in state fees. Iowa also wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon and Iowa side by side

	Oregon formed here	Iowa registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form 635_0010, Limited Liability Company Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Iowa
Paid expedite		5-business-day $15, 2-business-day $50
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.iowa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Biennial Report, $30, every two years
Due	Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Iowa registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Iowa

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our Iowa order. An instant Oregon certificate reaches Iowa only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 635_0010
It lists us as your Iowa 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 Iowa filing. Once Iowa approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oregon to Iowa

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

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

Will your Oregon name work for Iowa?

If Iowa's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Oregon company. We check your exact Oregon name against Iowa's records before filing.

Agents: Iowa and Oregon

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Iowa

Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($100); Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Iowa

A corporation formed in Oregon files Form 635_0110A with Iowa ($100 in state fees, the same). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Iowa's Biennial Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Iowa into Oregon

An LLC formed in Iowa that registers with Oregon files Form 110 with $275 in state fees; no Iowa certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Oregon owners ask about Iowa

Does my Oregon company need to register in Iowa?

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

How much does the Iowa registration cost?

$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: Iowa wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Iowa?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oregon's report ($100) and Iowa's report ($30, every two years).

What if I don't register with Iowa?

An Oregon company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Iowa require a registered agent?

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

Will Iowa accept my Oregon name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Oregon name at home.

Can I form a new Iowa LLC instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Iowa's Biennial Report ($30), and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Iowa later?

Oregon companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Iowa's report stays due alongside Oregon's filings.

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