Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Virginia and New Jersey each ask for

	Virginia formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$6	$100 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Virginia to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Virginia 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 Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the New Jersey filing can go in the same day. Once New Jersey approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$305

Your Virginia name and New Jersey's rules

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Virginia company. We check your exact Virginia name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus New Jersey comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Virginia company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Good Standing, $305 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($6), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and New Jersey?

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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