Foreign registration · Form CF-1

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

A corporation formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in West Virginia files Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your New Jersey records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What New Jersey and West Virginia each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	July 1 each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How New Jersey companies register with West Virginia

We prepare and file Form CF-1
It names us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, with your New Jersey name and formation date. If West Virginia wants the New Jersey certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New Jersey corporation is registered with West Virginia.

Your New Jersey name and West Virginia's rules

If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Jersey company. We search West Virginia's records for New Jersey's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: West Virginia and New Jersey

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; New Jersey says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; New Jersey's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and New Jersey

New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to West Virginia

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in West Virginia that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about West Virginia

Does my New Jersey company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: West Virginia issues one to New Jersey corporations once the form is approved.

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

$300 at checkout; West Virginia may also want New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, plus time for New Jersey's certificate if West Virginia asks for it. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), New Jersey's report ($75) and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia accept my New Jersey name?

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

Can I form a new West Virginia corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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