Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Jersey and Delaware each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$25	$245 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	nj.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	June 30
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Delaware

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

Your New Jersey name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Delaware comes to $349 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Delaware

An LLC formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into New Jersey

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Delaware

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for New Jersey corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Delaware?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Jersey registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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

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

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