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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Hawaii vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Hawaii to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Hawaii 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 Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Hawaii to New Jersey

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

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

Will your Hawaii name work for New Jersey?

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

Agents: New Jersey and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus New Jersey comes to $236.50 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Hawaii

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to New Jersey

Does my Hawaii company need to register in New Jersey?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($5), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and New Jersey?

$236.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Hawaii name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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