Rhode Island

Foreign registration · no form number

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$100 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.ri.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Rhode Island to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). New Jersey wants the Rhode Island certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the New Jersey filing waits for it. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$321

Will your Rhode Island name work for New Jersey?

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

Your New Jersey agent and the Rhode Island one

New Jersey calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. New Jersey papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus New Jersey comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($25). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to New Jersey

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $321 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($22), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and New Jersey?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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