Foreign registration · no form number

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in West Virginia that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	West Virginia formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.wv.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our New Jersey registered agent

From West Virginia to New Jersey, step by step

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the West Virginia 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 West Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days West Virginia takes to send the certificate before the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your West Virginia corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, West Virginia to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$309

Your West Virginia name and New Jersey's rules

If another New Jersey company uses the West Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for West Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and West Virginia

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to New Jersey

An LLC formed in West Virginia files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into West Virginia

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about New Jersey

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

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

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

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a West 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 West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my West Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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