How to Register a Foreign LLC in Oregon (2026): 4 Steps and the 3 Best Services
Lesson answer for Oregon in 2026: if you want help with registering a foreign LLC, use Mainstay Filing ($199), Oregon Registered Agent.co ($199) and OR Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Then 4 steps, from the first check to the yearly upkeep (state fee $275).
Read from each company's pricing on November 12, 2026. Plus the $275 state fee in each case.
Registering in Oregon, step by step
Step1
Step 1: Confirm you need to register
A foreign LLC is one formed in another state. Before it transacts business in Oregon, it registers there. Operating without it: Until registered, it is shut out of Oregon courts as a plaintiff (ORS 63.704(1)). Signed contracts keep their force (ORS 63.704(5)).
Step 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.
Step 3: Send in the Application for Authority to Transact Business, Foreign Limited Liability Company
This filing, the Application for Authority to Transact Business, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 110), costs $275 at the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division.
Official source: Source: sos.oregon.gov, confirmed October 2026
Step4
Step 4: Keep up with Oregon's yearly filing
Next comes the annual report at $275, anniversary of the date authority was granted.
The cost of this lesson
Step
Who you pay
Amount
Registering the LLC
The state
$275
Annual report
The state
$275
Service fees (optional)
Your service
$199 to start
State fees, years one to three
The state
$825
Every state figure links to its source under References; service prices come from each company's site.
How the grade worked out
The grade turned on lesson steps handled (35%), where Mainstay Filing came out ahead of Oregon Registered Agent.co.
Your LLC has a home state too, and covering both with one provider scored highest.
Check your understanding
What does it cost to register a foreign LLC in Oregon?
$275 as the official fee. Service fees: $199.
Which form do I file to register?
Send the Application for Authority to Transact Business, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 110) to the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division.
What if the LLC does business there without registering?
Until registered, it is shut out of Oregon courts as a plaintiff (ORS 63.704(1)). Signed contracts keep their force (ORS 63.704(5)).
What is due after registering?
Plan for the annual report, which costs $275.
Which services are in this lesson?
Our picks box holds Mainstay Filing, Oregon Registered Agent.co and OR Registered Agent.org, graded in that order.
Which service should handle the registration?
In order: Mainstay Filing, Oregon Registered Agent.co and OR Registered Agent.org. Mainstay Filing comes first because $199 over the state fee in any state, first year of agent service included.