Minnesota

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Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

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

Minnesota vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.mn.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	December 31	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with New Jersey

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Minnesota 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 Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for Minnesota companies

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

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

Your Minnesota name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Minnesota 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 Minnesota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for Minnesota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus New Jersey comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Minnesota files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Minnesota

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to New Jersey

Does my Minnesota company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Do I need Minnesota'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; Minnesota's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and New Jersey?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Minnesota name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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