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Unit 3 · Oregon

Foreign LLC Registration in Oregon (2026): 4 Tasks and the 3 Best Services

Our 2026 Oregon picks for registering an out-of-state LLC, strongest to weakest, are Mainstay Filing ($199), Oregon Registered Agent.co ($199) and OR Registered Agent.org ($199). Oregon charges $275 for foreign registration, and the 4 tasks below explain how it works.

Prepared by the LLC 101 Guide instructors

Read this first

Registration fee
$275
Look it up at sos.oregon.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
Annual report
$275
Annual report
State fees over three years
$825
Without any service fee
Tasks in this unit
4
From first to last

Course objectives

  • When the rule kicks in
  • How the filing gets made
  • The recurring filing
  • Our recommendations, with reasons

Oregon: our recommended services

Graded on the grading page: three-year cost (34%), assignments completed (31%), renewal price, fit with Oregon's rules and plain pricing.

Top of the class

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies adding a second state

Best overall$199 plus the state fee, then $149 a year

Mainstay Filing earns the top grade in Oregon: registering costs $199 plus state fees, and the first year of the registered agent is free.

Three years run $100 higher than with Oregon Registered Agent.co, but it completes more of the assignments, and the grade pays for that.

At renewal the agent becomes $149 a year, in every state.

What the price covers

  • Registration is filed for you
  • The registered agent costs nothing in year one
  • Any state, one price

What works

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • The agent costs nothing in year one
  • One price anywhere

What to weigh

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Oregon Registered Agent.co
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

2. Oregon Registered Agent.co: best for a small yearly agent fee

Oregon specialist$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

Oregon Registered Agent.co takes second place: $199 over the state fee to register, then $99 yearly.

What the price covers

  • Registration paperwork handled
  • One year of agent service is part of the price

What works

  • $199 and the state fee
  • The agent renews at $99
  • A year of agent service is included

What to weigh

  • Serves Oregon alone
Visit Oregon Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

3. OR Registered Agent.org: best for another Oregon choice

Oregon specialist$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

OR Registered Agent.org takes third place: $199 over the state fee to register, then $99 yearly.

Oregon Registered Agent.co and this service cost the same.

What the price covers

  • Registration paperwork handled
  • One year of agent service is part of the price

What works

  • $199 and the state fee
  • A year of agent service is included
  • The agent renews at $99

What to weigh

  • Serves Oregon alone
Visit OR Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Grades and prices together

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Oregon Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Oregon Registered Agent.coPartner 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.
Taken from each company's price page on November 13, 2026. Every row also owes the $275 state fee.

The unit, task by task

  1. Task 1

    When registration is required

    LLCs formed outside Oregon file a foreign registration to transact business here. Skipping registration has a price: Its own lawsuits have to wait in Oregon until it registers (ORS 63.704(1)). Signed contracts keep their force (ORS 63.704(5)).

    Source: Look it up at oregonlegislature.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

  2. Task 2

    Get a registered agent with an Oregon address

    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.

    Each of the recommended services serves as the registered agent.

    Source: Look it up at oregonlegislature.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

  3. Task 3

    Put together the Application for Authority to Transact Business, Foreign Limited Liability Company

    the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division receives the form and the $275 fee together.

    Source: Look it up at sos.oregon.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

  4. Task 4

    Handle Oregon's recurring filing

    Plan for the annual report and its $275 fee (anniversary of the date authority was granted).

The bill

EntryPaid toTotal
Filing to registerState agency$275
Annual reportState agency$275
Service, if you hire oneService$199 to start
Three-year state totalState agency$825
To get the three-year state number we add up the filing, the reports due in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax, and we keep service fees separate.

How we ordered the Oregon picks

Assignments the price completes settled first place in Oregon. It is worth 31% of the grade, and the other 69% comes from course fee across three years, second-year fee, match with the state syllabus and plain pricing.

Your LLC was formed in one state and works in another, so a provider that serves both scored highest.

Short answers

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

$275 for the filing. The services here charge $199 on top.

Which form do I file to register?

Look for the Application for Authority to Transact Business, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 110); the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division takes it.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Its own lawsuits have to wait in Oregon until it registers (ORS 63.704(1)). Signed contracts keep their force (ORS 63.704(5)).

What is due after registering?

The annual report keeps the registration active, and it costs $275.

Which services are in this lesson?

Mainstay Filing, Oregon Registered Agent.co and OR Registered Agent.org are the picks; the table above has their prices.

Which service should handle the registration?

The order is Mainstay Filing, Oregon Registered Agent.co and OR Registered Agent.org, and Mainstay Filing is first since $199 on top of the state fee, a free first year of registered agent service and $149 a year after that.

Reading list and sources

  1. Want proof for what the unit says about Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division? Go to sos.oregon.gov; the copy we used dates from August 2026.
  2. Want proof for what the unit says about Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division? Go to sos.oregon.gov; the copy we used dates from August 2026.
  3. Want proof for what the unit says about Oregon report due date? Go to oregon.public.law; the copy we used dates from August 2026.
  4. Want proof for what the unit says about ORS 63.044 and ORS 63.047? Go to oregonlegislature.gov; the copy we used dates from August 2026.
  5. Want proof for what the unit says about Oregon formation fee: Filing fee, official source? Go to sos.oregon.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  6. Want proof for what the unit says about Oregon Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms? Go to sos.oregon.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  7. Want proof for what the unit says about Application for Authority, form instructions? Go to sos.oregon.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  8. Want proof for what the unit says about Registered agents and service of process? Go to sos.oregon.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  9. Oregon service page of Mainstay Filing, taken on November 13, 2026
  10. pricing page of Oregon Registered Agent.co, taken on November 13, 2026
  11. pricing page of OR Registered Agent.org, taken on November 13, 2026