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Florida LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

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

Florida and New Jersey side by side

	Florida formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Florida 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	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	dos.fl.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	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Florida to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Florida 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 Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the New Jersey filing. Once New Jersey approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Florida companies

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

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

Will your Florida name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Florida name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. Florida'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 Florida name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Florida name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus New Jersey comes to $362.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Florida files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Florida

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to New Jersey

Does my Florida company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Florida'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; Florida's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and New Jersey?

$362.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Florida name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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