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Oregon LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Oregon and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Oregon as a foreign LLC, which costs $275 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Oregon costs $100.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeOregon foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Oregon$100Not needed$100$200
Form in Wyoming$100$275$375$670
Form in Delaware$110$275$385$1,350
Form in Nevada$425$275$700$1,250

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Oregon (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Oregon registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $275 state fee = $474

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. OR Registered Agent.org

$199 + $275 state fee = $474

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Oregon Registered Agent.co

$199 + $275 state fee = $474

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Oregon page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division.

Oregon questions

Do I still register in Oregon if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Oregon, Oregon generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, for $275. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Oregon?

$100 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Oregon Secretary of State), $275 (due: anniversary of the date authority was granted).

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