Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Connecticut registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut and New Jersey side by side

	Connecticut formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	business.ct.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	On or before March 31	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with New Jersey

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). New Jersey wants the Connecticut 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 Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$349

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

Your Connecticut name and New Jersey's rules

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

Your New Jersey agent and the Connecticut one

Connecticut and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. New Jersey papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus New Jersey comes to $304 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Connecticut company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Connecticut 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 $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once Connecticut's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and New Jersey?

$304 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Connecticut 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 Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Connecticut name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Connecticut name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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