Foreign registration · no form number

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

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

What Washington and New Jersey each ask for

	Washington formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Washington to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Washington 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 Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your Washington corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Washington to New Jersey

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

Your Washington name and New Jersey's rules

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

Your New Jersey agent and the Washington one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Washington

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

LLC or corporation, Washington to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Washington files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Washington

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Washington company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

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

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and New Jersey?

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Washington name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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