Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Georgia that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia and New Jersey side by side

	Georgia formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Georgia companies register with New Jersey

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your Georgia corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Georgia to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$309

Will your Georgia name work for New Jersey?

If another New Jersey company uses the Georgia name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Georgia name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Georgia one

Georgia and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. New Jersey papers come to us; Georgia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus New Jersey comes to $284 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Georgia files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to New Jersey

Does my Georgia company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and New Jersey?

$284 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Georgia 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 Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Georgia name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

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