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California LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in California registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What California and New Jersey each ask for

	California formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.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	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our New Jersey registered agent

From California to New Jersey, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the California 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 California name and formation date and the certificate attached. California issues the certificate instantly, so the New Jersey filing can go in the same day. Once New Jersey approves it, the California company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$304

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

Your California name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your California name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. California'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 New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the California company. We check your exact California name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the California one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to New Jersey

A corporation formed in California files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into California

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about New Jersey

Does my California company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a California 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 $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for California and New Jersey?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A California 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 California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my California name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its California 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 California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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