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Class 3 · Oregon

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

For registering an LLC from another state in Oregon in 2026, the class favorites are Oregon Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and OR Registered Agent.org ($199), graded from first to last. Plan on 4 assignments and a $275 filing fee.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Read this first

Fee at the state office$275Check the textbook page: sos.oregon.gov (read October 2026)
Report fee$275Annual report
State fees over three years$825State charges only
Assignment count4One by one

What this class teaches

  • Which LLCs must register
  • How the filing gets made
  • The upkeep that repeats
  • The services at the top of the class

If you want someone else to file

The teacher's five criteria are on how we grade, and they decide the order.
Top of the class

1. Oregon Registered Agent.co: best for a thrifty Oregon filing

Service $199, renewal $99 a year

In Oregon, Oregon Registered Agent.co sits at the top of the class: a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

Since Mainstay Filing costs more across three years, this service ends up on top.

Covered by the tuition

  • Filing made with the state
  • One year of agent service is part of the price

Strengths

  • First year of agent service costs nothing extra
  • A $199 service charge
  • $99 yearly from year two

Weak spots

  • A single-state service
Works in every state

2. Mainstay Filing: best for one provider for both states

Service $199, renewal $149 a year

Mainstay Filing makes a respectable second: $199 over the state fee, the registered agent free in year one and $149 a year after that.

Three years of tuition run $100 above Oregon Registered Agent.co, and tuition is 30% of the grade.

From year two you pay $149 a year for the agent, wherever you register.

Covered by the tuition

  • The registration filing
  • The registered agent costs nothing in year one
  • Covers all fifty states

Strengths

  • Ready for the next state too
  • $199 on top of Oregon's fee
  • Registered agent is free in year one

Weak spots

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Oregon Registered Agent.co
One-state plan

3. OR Registered Agent.org: best for Oregon-only registrations

Service $199, renewal $99 a year

Grade number 3 belongs to OR Registered Agent.org, where a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

Its prices match Oregon Registered Agent.co's, so either works.

Covered by the tuition

  • Filing made with the state
  • One year of agent service is part of the price

Strengths

  • First year of agent service costs nothing extra
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • A $199 service charge

Weak spots

  • A single-state service

The services compared

#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 listed on November 13, 2026. Every row also owes the $275 state fee.

The class, assignment by assignment

  1. Assignment
    1

    When registration is required

    An LLC formed in another state has to register with Oregon before it does business there. Skipping registration has a price: Until it registers, the LLC cannot sue in Oregon's courts (ORS 63.704(1)). Contracts it has already signed still hold (ORS 63.704(5)).

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: oregonlegislature.gov (read October 2026)

  2. Assignment
    2

    Choose 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.

    Each of the graded services serves as the registered agent.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: oregonlegislature.gov (read October 2026)

  3. Assignment
    3

    Complete, sign and file the Application for Authority to Transact Business, Foreign Limited Liability Company

    the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division is the office that wants the filing above plus $275.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: sos.oregon.gov (read October 2026)

  4. Assignment
    4

    Handle Oregon's recurring filing

    The repeat assignment is the annual report, $275, anniversary of the date authority was granted.

Oregon costs by assignment

Line itemWho gets paidTotal
Filing to registerState office$275
Annual reportState office$275
Paid helpThe service$199 in the first year
State fees for the first three yearsState office$825
Anything paid to Oregon is an official fee you can look up on the pages listed below. The three-year row combines the filing, two later reports and a minimum tax where there is one, and service prices are not part of it.

How the grades came out

pulled ahead of on tuition across three years, which counts for 30%.

Count three years and Oregon Registered Agent.co totals $397, $100 below Mainstay Filing.

Common questions

What will it cost to register a foreign LLC in Oregon?

$275 as the official fee. The services here charge $199 extra.

Which form do I file to register?

Fill in the form named in assignment 4 and send it to the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Until it registers, the LLC cannot sue in Oregon's courts (ORS 63.704(1)). Contracts it has already signed still hold (ORS 63.704(5)).

What is due after registering?

Next is the annual report at $275.

Which services are in this lesson?

This class grades Oregon Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and OR Registered Agent.org.

Which service should handle the registration?

The grade order is Oregon Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and OR Registered Agent.org, and Oregon Registered Agent.co is first since $199 above the state fee to register, then $99 a year.

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Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. Study tip for Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: everything above comes from sos.oregon.gov, which we reread in August 2026. Open it and follow along.
  2. Study tip for Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: everything above comes from sos.oregon.gov, which we reread in August 2026. Open it and follow along.
  3. Study tip for Oregon report due date: everything above comes from oregon.public.law, which we reread in August 2026. Open it and follow along.
  4. Study tip for ORS 63.044 and ORS 63.047: everything above comes from oregonlegislature.gov, which we reread in August 2026. Open it and follow along.
  5. Study tip for Oregon formation fee: Filing fee, official source: everything above comes from sos.oregon.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  6. Study tip for Oregon Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms: everything above comes from sos.oregon.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  7. Study tip for Application for Authority, form instructions: everything above comes from sos.oregon.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  8. Study tip for Registered agents and service of process: everything above comes from sos.oregon.gov, which we reread in October 2026. Open it and follow along.
  9. pricing page from Oregon Registered Agent.co as of November 13, 2026
  10. Oregon service page from Mainstay Filing as of November 13, 2026
  11. pricing page from OR Registered Agent.org as of November 13, 2026