Foreign registration · no form number

California Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in California that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

California and New Jersey side by side

	California formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our New Jersey registered agent

From California to New Jersey, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the California certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from California delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your California corporation is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$304

Will your California name work for New Jersey?

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the California company. We check your exact California name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and California

New Jersey calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. New Jersey papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and California

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus New Jersey comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to New Jersey

An LLC formed in California files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into California

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about New Jersey

Does my California company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a California business operates there; New Jersey registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for California corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in New Jersey?

$299 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and New Jersey?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a California company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my California name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its California name at home.

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

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