Foreign registration · Form 972

Oregon LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Oregon that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Oregon and Louisiana each ask for

	Oregon formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Louisiana

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Ordered from Oregon on filing day, it easily meets Louisiana's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It lists us as your Louisiana 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 Louisiana filing. Once Louisiana approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

Louisiana costs for Oregon companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Existence, paid to Oregon	$10
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oregon certificate included	$399

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

Will your Oregon name work for Louisiana?

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Oregon one

Oregon and Louisiana both call it a registered agent. Louisiana papers come to us; Oregon's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Oregon

Each year your LLC files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Louisiana comes to $284 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Oregon files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Oregon

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

Common questions: Oregon to Louisiana

Does my Oregon company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once an Oregon business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Oregon LLC in Louisiana?

$389 at checkout plus $10 to Oregon for the Certificate of Existence, $399 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Louisiana?

$284 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

An Oregon company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Oregon?

It files Form 110 with $275 in state fees.

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