Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from Georgia as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Georgia vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 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 Georgia registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Georgia to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the New Jersey filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Georgia to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$309

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

Your Georgia name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Georgia name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If another New Jersey company uses the Georgia name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for Georgia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus New Jersey comes to $284 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Georgia

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Georgia company need to register in New Jersey?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and New Jersey?

$284 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Georgia name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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