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Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Mississippi registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Mississippi vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.ms.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with New Jersey

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Mississippi 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 Mississippi name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your Mississippi LLC is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for Mississippi companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$324

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

Will your Mississippi name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Mississippi 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 Mississippi name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Mississippi name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus New Jersey comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Mississippi files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Mississippi

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to New Jersey

Does my Mississippi company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Mississippi 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 $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($25), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and New Jersey?

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Mississippi name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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