Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

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

Minnesota and New Jersey side by side

	Minnesota formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.mn.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	December 31	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Minnesota to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Minnesota 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 Minnesota name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the New Jersey filing. Once New Jersey approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Minnesota companies

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

Will your Minnesota name work for New Jersey?

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

Agents: New Jersey and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus New Jersey comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Minnesota files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Minnesota

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to New Jersey

Does my Minnesota company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and New Jersey?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Minnesota name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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