Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Dakota and New Jersey each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	August 1	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with New Jersey

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the North Dakota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota corporation is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$319

Your North Dakota name and New Jersey's rules

If another New Jersey company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact North Dakota name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus New Jersey comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to New Jersey

An LLC formed in North Dakota files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into North Dakota

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to New Jersey

Does my North Dakota company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and New Jersey?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my North Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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