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Experiment 3 · Oregon

Foreign LLC Registration, Oregon (2026): 4 Procedures and the 3 Best Services

The readings for registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Oregon in 2026 rank Oregon Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and OR Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. First establish whether registration applies; 4 procedures and a $275 fee follow.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

Key facts for this sheet

Fee to register
$275Reference sos.oregon.gov, October 2026
Yearly report
$275Annual report
Three years of state fees
$825State charges only
Procedure count
4From first to last

On this sheet

  • When registration is required
  • How the filing is made
  • What it costs to stay registered
  • Who we would engage to file

Best reading

The Oregon results

The order follows five published criteria, set out in how we measure.
Begin here

1. Oregon Registered Agent.co: best for one added state

$199 with the $275 state fee, then $99 a year

Oregon Registered Agent.co reads highest, and the reason is that the Oregon registration reads $199 with a year of agent service, renewing at $99.

Cost decides it: across three years it totals less than Mainstay Filing.

What the price performs

  • The filing is performed for you
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • Agent covered for year one
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • The agent renews at $99

Measured limits

  • No help in other states
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Every state

2. Mainstay Filing: best for companies adding a state

$199 with the $275 state fee, then $149 a year

Mainstay Filing is an acceptable second choice: registration measures $199 plus state fees, with year one of the registered agent at no cost.

Across three years the total is $100 higher than Oregon Registered Agent.co's.

After the free first year the agent measures $149 a year in any state.

What the price performs

  • Registration, prepared and submitted
  • No fee for the registered agent in year one
  • The same price in each state

Measured strengths

  • Year-one agent included
  • Any state, one fee
  • $199 to register

Measured limits

  • A renewal $50 above Oregon Registered Agent.co's
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Oregon focus

3. OR Registered Agent.org: best for a low agent renewal

$199 with the $275 state fee, then $99 a year

OR Registered Agent.org is an acceptable third choice: the Oregon registration reads $199 with a year of agent service, renewing at $99.

Oregon Registered Agent.co and this service charge alike.

What the price performs

  • The filing is performed for you
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • Agent covered for year one
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • The agent renews at $99

Measured limits

  • No help in other states
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Prices in one table

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Oregon Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Oregon Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3OR Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit OR Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices as posted on November 13, 2026. Every row also requires the $275 state fee.

How registration works with Oregon

  1. Procedure 1: Is Oregon registration required?

    Definition: a foreign LLC is one formed in a different state. It registers before it does business there. Without registration: Its own lawsuits wait in Oregon until registration (ORS 63.704(1)). Contracts already signed stay effective (ORS 63.704(5)).

    Specimen: Reference oregonlegislature.gov, October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Name the Oregon registered agent

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a physical street address in Oregon where papers can be handed over. A commercial mail receiving agency, mail-forwarding business or virtual office is not accepted.

    TipEvery ranked service includes the registered agent.

    Specimen: Reference oregonlegislature.gov, October 2026

  3. Procedure 3: Send the Application for Authority to Transact Business, Foreign Limited Liability Company

    the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division accepts the form together with the $275 fee.

    Specimen: Reference sos.oregon.gov, October 2026

  4. Procedure 4: Follow Oregon's recurring filing

    After registration, a foreign LLC files the annual report ($275), anniversary of the date authority was granted.

Costs, procedure by procedure

WhatPaid toPrice
Registration feeState office$275
Annual reportState office$275
A service, if usedService$199 in the first year
Three-year state totalState office$825
Figures paid to Oregon are its published fees, with the specimens listed beneath the table; each service row is that company's own price. The three-year state row sums the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax.

Why this order

Measured cost over three years decided first place in Oregon. It carries 36% of the reading, and the remainder comes from procedures the price performs, reading at year two, fit with the state protocol and price legibility.

Three years with Oregon Registered Agent.co total $397, which is $100 below Mainstay Filing.

Brief answers

What does an LLC from another state pay to register in Oregon?

$275 at the state office. A service adds $199.

Which form do I file to register?

A single form handles registration, and the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division receives it.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Its own lawsuits wait in Oregon until registration (ORS 63.704(1)). Contracts already signed stay effective (ORS 63.704(5)).

What is due after registering?

Registration stays active through the annual report; the fee is $275.

Which services are in this lesson?

3 services are measured: Oregon Registered Agent.co at $199, Mainstay Filing at $199 and OR Registered Agent.org at $199.

Which service should handle the registration?

The order of the readings is Oregon Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and OR Registered Agent.org. Oregon Registered Agent.co is first because a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

Specimens and records

  1. Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: primary record at sos.oregon.gov, last observed August 2026.
  2. Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: primary record at sos.oregon.gov, last observed August 2026.
  3. Oregon report due date: primary record at oregon.public.law, last observed August 2026.
  4. ORS 63.044 and ORS 63.047: primary record at oregonlegislature.gov, last observed August 2026.
  5. Oregon formation fee: Filing fee, official source: primary record at sos.oregon.gov, last observed October 2026.
  6. Oregon Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms: primary record at sos.oregon.gov, last observed October 2026.
  7. Application for Authority, form instructions: primary record at sos.oregon.gov, last observed October 2026.
  8. Registered agents and service of process: primary record at sos.oregon.gov, last observed October 2026.
  9. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the pricing page of Oregon Registered Agent.co
  10. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the Oregon service page of Mainstay Filing
  11. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the pricing page of OR Registered Agent.org