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Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from Alabama as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alabama and New Jersey each ask for

	Alabama formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Alabama companies register with New Jersey

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Alabama 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 Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the New Jersey filing. Once New Jersey approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$324

New Jersey's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Alabama name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Alabama name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. Alabama's list (limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If another New Jersey company uses the Alabama name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Alabama name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and Alabama

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and New Jersey

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Alabama files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Alabama

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to New Jersey

Does my Alabama company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite; Alabama's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and New Jersey?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Alabama name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alabama name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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