Oregon Secretary of State

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Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration

Business Name:
The business name must be identical to the name of record in the jurisdiction of the original filing.  If your entity name is not available in Oregon, you must add “A Limited Liability Company of (your home state or country)."
    Examples:
ABC LLC, A Limited Liability Company of Colorado
Alpha LLC, A Limited Liability Company of Brazil
NOTE:  When using the name in Oregon, it must be used as it is on file with the Oregon Corporation Division.

You may use the link to check name availability. Final determination is made by Corporation Division staff at the time of filing. (Get help for business name availability.)

Activity Description:
This is a brief text description of the primary activity you are engaging in.  Examples:  café, consulting, beauty salon, automotive repair, etc.

Business Email:
This address is used (rarely) for certain types of notices, but not the regular renewal notice. (This will not be a public record.)

Mailing Address for Notices:
This is the address where notices from the Oregon Corporation Division will be sent, including renewal notices.  This address may be a Post Office Box.

Daytime Contact:
This is the name and phone number of the person who may be contacted during regular business hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time) if there are questions related to this filing. (This will not be a public record.)
Date of Organization:
This is the date your entity was originally filed in your home state or country.
Jurisdiction of Organization:
This is the state or country where the entity was originally filed.
Duration:
You may select perpetual or a speciic date.  If you select a specific date you will be asked to enter the latest date on which the LLC will be dissolved.
Primary Physical Location Address:
The principal office for the entity.  This is the address where the business records are kept.

​​Select a notification method for future renewals, and if email is chosen, complete a name and the required address. (This will not be a public record.)

Registered Agent:
The person or registered entity authorized to accept legal documents for the business.  For an Entity of Record, enter its Registry Number. (“Find Registry Number” allows you to look it up.)

The following entity types may be registered agents in Oregon:
Business Corporation
Professional Corporation
Limited Liability Company
Nonprofit Corporation

Oregon Physical Address:
This Oregon street address must be suitable for personal delivery of legal papers to the Registered Agent. The registered office may not be a PO Box, commercial mail receiving agency, a mail forwarding business, or a virtual office.
Choose the management statement that applies for your LLC in your home jurisdiction.
Answer Yes to list Member(s)/Owners or Manager(s).  Most Oregon banks require at least one Member or Manager be listed in order to set up a business bank account here.

Add name(s), one-at-a-time, for each individual or entity to be listed as a Member (owner) or Manager. The address may be a business or mailing address.

NOTE: After the first one, for each additional entry you must click Member or Manager again, even though it may display as already selected.
Foreign Registry Number:
This is the registration number assigned in your home jurisdiction.  This number will be used to search the records of your home jurisdiction to verify the active status of the LLC.

Certificate of Existence:
This application must be accompanied by a Certificate of Existence, (or Certificate of Good Standing), current within 60 days of submission to us.  Select 'Choose File' from the certificate upload page; browse to find the document on your computer; select it, and click to attach the certificate to your online filing.
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