Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in New Jersey registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Jersey and Connecticut side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$385 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	nj.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Connecticut

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the New Jersey certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New Jersey corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Will your New Jersey name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact New Jersey name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Connecticut comes to $659 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Connecticut

An LLC formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Connecticut

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to New Jersey corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Connecticut?

$659 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Jersey registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in New Jersey?

It files New Jersey's registration with $100 in state fees, plus Connecticut's good standing certificate.

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