Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers a corporation from New Jersey as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Jersey and Washington side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Washington registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with Washington
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From New Jersey to Washington, step by step

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($25) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of New Jersey's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once New Jersey's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Washington costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$25
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$424

Your New Jersey name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and New Jersey

New Jersey and Washington both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Jersey; ours takes Washington's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Washington and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Washington comes to $294 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Washington

An LLC formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into New Jersey

A corporation formed in Washington that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Washington

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $25 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Washington?

$294 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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