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Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from Delaware as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware and New Jersey side by side

	Delaware formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	On or before June 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Delaware companies register with New Jersey

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). New Jersey wants the Delaware certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the New Jersey filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

First-year cost, Delaware to New Jersey

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

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

Your Delaware name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Delaware 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 Delaware company. We search New Jersey's records for Delaware's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Delaware one

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus New Jersey comes to $624 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Delaware

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Delaware company need to register in New Jersey?

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

How much does it cost to register a Delaware LLC in New Jersey?

$299 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($50), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, plus mail time for Delaware's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and New Jersey?

$624 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Delaware name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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