Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Oregon LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Oregon that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Oregon records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Oregon and Rhode Island each ask for

	Oregon formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year	May 1
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Oregon companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. An instant Oregon certificate reaches Rhode Island only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident 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 Rhode Island filing. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Oregon companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Existence, paid to Oregon	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Oregon certificate included	$365

Your Oregon name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Oregon name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Oregon

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Oregon plus Rhode Island comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Oregon files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Oregon

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

Questions Oregon owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Oregon company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once an Oregon business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout plus $10 to Oregon for the Certificate of Existence, $365 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Rhode Island?

$299 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Oregon registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Oregon keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Oregon's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Oregon companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Oregon's filings.

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